NLT
KJV
4. According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
ASV
4. even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
ESV
4. even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love
ERVEN
4. In Christ, he chose us before the world was made. He chose us in love to be his holy people —people who could stand before him without any fault.
WEB
4. even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;
NET
4. For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love.
NLV
4. Even before the world was made, God chose us for Himself because of His love. He planned that we should be holy and without blame as He sees us.
HCSB
4. for He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love
YLT
4. according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,
LITV
4. even as He elected us in Him before the foundation of the world, for us to be holy and without blemish before Him in love,
RV
4. even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
NCV
4. That is, in Christ, he chose us before the world was made so that we would be his holy people -- people without blame before him.
MKJV
4. according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
AKJV
4. According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
LXXEN
KJV
4. According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
AMP
4. Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love.
KJVP
4. According as G2531 ADV he hath chosen G1586 V-AMI-3S us G2248 P-1AP in G1722 PREP him G846 P-DSM before G4253 PREP the foundation G2602 N-GSF of the world G2889 N-GSM , that we G2248 P-1AP should be G1511 V-PXN holy G40 A-APM and G2532 CONJ without blame G299 A-APM before G2714 PREP him G846 P-GSM in G1722 PREP love G26 N-DSF :
YLT
4. according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,
ASV
4. even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
WEB
4. even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;
NASB
4. as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. In love
ESV
4. even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love
RV
4. even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
RSV
4. even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.
NKJV
4. just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
MKJV
4. according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
AKJV
4. According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
NRSV
4. just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love.
NIV
4. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
NIRV
4. God chose us to belong to Christ before the world was created. He chose us to be holy and without blame in his eyes. He loved us.
NLT
4. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
MSG
4. Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love.
GNB
4. Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ, so that we would be holy and without fault before him. Because of his love
NET
4. For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love.
ERVEN
4. In Christ, he chose us before the world was made. He chose us in love to be his holy people —people who could stand before him without any fault.