Ephesians 1:12
Ephesians 1:12 (Free Bible Version, FBV)
for the purpose that we who were the first to hope in Christ could praise his glory.
God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.
We are the first people who hoped in Christ, and we were chosen so that we would bring praise to God’s glory.
to the end that we who were the first to hope in the Christ would be to the praise of His glory.
that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
for our being to the praise of His glory, even those who first hoped in the Christ,
to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:
to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ.
for our being to the praise of His glory, even those who did first hope in the Christ,
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.
So that we who first hoped in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him have been destined and appointed to] live for the praise of His glory!
That we, which first trusted in Christ, should be vnto the praise of his glorie:
He planned all of this so that we who had already focused our hope on Christ would praise him and give him glory.
so that we who had already put our hope in Christ might bring praise to his glory.
We Jews were the first to hope in Christ. And we were chosen so that we would bring praise to God in all his glory.
We were the first people to trust in Christ, God's special Messiah. God wanted us to show how great he is. He wanted people to praise him because of us.
that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.