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having predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
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to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved,
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in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
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which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
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making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
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to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;
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in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will;
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to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ: