Ephesians 1:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ephesians 1:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ephesians 1:11 is a verse from the book of Ephesians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ephesians 1:11 — KJV
“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:”
— Ephesians 1:11 (KJV)
Ephesians 1:11 in Context — About the Book of Ephesians
Ephesians lifts believers into the heavenly realms — every spiritual blessing, adoption, redemption, and a seat with Christ far above all powers. Then it walks that identity into marriage, work, and warfare, closing with the church's armor: truth, righteousness, faith, salvation, the Spirit's sword, and all kinds of prayer.
Cross-References for Ephesians 1:11
“To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 1:11: whom, also, being
“I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 1:11: whom, also, after
“There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee. be cut...: or, be brought to silence pursue...: Heb. go after thee”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 1:11: also, being, after
“And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 1:11: whom, also, after
“After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
Shares key themes with Ephesians 1:11: also, purpose, things
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