Ephesians 1:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEphesians 1:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καθὼς
kathṓs
G2531
according as
ἐξελέξατο
eklégomai
G1586
to choose
ἡμᾶς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἐν
en
G1722
in
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
πρὸ
pró
G4253
before
καταβολῆς
katabolḗ
G2602
foundation
κόσμου
kósmos
G2889
world
εἶναι
eimí
G1510
to be
ἡμᾶς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἁγίους
hágios
G40
saint
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀμώμους
ámōmos
G299
blameless
κατενώπιον
katenṓpion
G2714
before
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἀγάπῃ
agápē
G26
brotherly love
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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;
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
just as he chose us in him from the foundation of the world, us to be holy and blameless before him. In love
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).