Ephesians 1:12
Ephesians 1:11-12 The Message (MSG)
It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.
Ephesians 1:12 King James Version (KJV)
that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
Ephesians 1:12 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.
Ephesians 1:12 New Century Version (NCV)
We are the first people who hoped in Christ, and we were chosen so that we would bring praise to God’s glory.
Ephesians 1:12 American Standard Version (ASV)
to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ
Ephesians 1:12 New International Version (NIV)
in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
Ephesians 1:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
so that we who were the first to hope in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him as our Lord and Savior] would exist to the praise of His glory.
Ephesians 1:12 New Living Translation (NLT)
God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.