Having predestinated us unto the adoption
of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his
will,
BSB
He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
WEB
having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
YLT
having foreordained us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
F.O.G Original
(5) He preordained us for adoption as sons through ישוע Yeshua Mashiach for Himself according to His delightful will.
F.O.G
(5) He preordained us for adoption as sons through ישוע Yeshua Mashiach for Himself according to His delightful will.
F.O.G MSG
⁵He predestined us for adoption to sonshipᵇ through Jesus Messiah, in accordance with His pleasure and will—
Footnotes:
⁵ᵇ Adoption to sonship: In Roman culture, adoption gave the adopted child full legal rights as an heir, regardless of their origin. This illustrates how believers receive full status as God’s children with complete inheritance rights.