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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Gill's Exposition
According as he hath chosen us in him,.... This choice cannot be understood of a national one, as Israel of old were chosen by the Lord; for the persons the apostle writes to were not a nation; nor…
Barnes' Notes
According as - The importance of this verse will render proper a somewhat minute examination of the words and phrases of which it is composed. The general sense of the passage is, that these blessings…
Adam Clarke
According as he hath chosen us in him - As he has decreed from the beginning of the world, and has kept in view from the commencement of the religious system of the Jews, (which the phrase sometimes…
He begins with thanksgivings and praise, and enlarges with a great deal of fluency and copiousness of affection upon the exceedingly great and precious benefits which we enjoy by Jesus Christ. For the…
Cambridge Bible
According as he hath chosen, &c. Better, According as He chose, &c. The time-reference is the same as just above; to the Divine premundane deed of purpose. "Chosen": out of mankind. See Rom 8:33 and…
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