Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
according to a purpose of the ages, which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,
New American Standard Bible
This was in
King James Version
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Holman Bible
This is according to His eternal purpose
International Standard Version
in keeping with the eternal purpose that God carried out through the Messiah Jesus our Lord,
A Conservative Version
according to the purpose of the ages, which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord,
American Standard Version
according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Amplified
This is in accordance with [the terms of] the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
An Understandable Version
according to God's eternal purpose which He carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Anderson New Testament
according to the arrangement of the ages, which he established by Christ Jesus our Lord,
Bible in Basic English
Which is seen in his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Common New Testament
This was according to the eternal purpose which he carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Daniel Mace New Testament
in pursuance of that dispensation which he made to former ages by Christ Jesus our Lord:
Darby Translation
according to the purpose of the ages, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Goodspeed New Testament
fulfilling the eternal purpose which God carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John Wesley New Testament
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Julia Smith Translation
According to the purpose of times immemorial which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord:
King James 2000
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Lexham Expanded Bible
according to the purpose of the ages which he carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Modern King James verseion
according to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
according to that eternal purpose, which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Moffatt New Testament
in terms of the eternal purpose which he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Montgomery New Testament
according to his eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
NET Bible
This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,
New Heart English Bible
according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord;
Noyes New Testament
according to his purpose for ages, which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord;
Sawyer New Testament
according to the eternal purpose which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord,
The Emphasized Bible
According to a plan of the ages which he made in the anointed Jesus our Lord, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
according to the purpose from everlasting, which he formed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Twentieth Century New Testament
In accordance with that purpose which runs through all the ages and which he has now accomplished in Jesus, the Christ, our Master.
Webster
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Weymouth New Testament
Such was the eternal purpose which He had formed in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Williams New Testament
in accordance with the eternal purpose which God executed in the gift of Christ Jesus our Lord.
World English Bible
according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord;
Worrell New Testament
according to a purpose of the ages which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Worsley New Testament
according to the ancient purpose, which He executed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Themes
Boldness » Why you can be bold
The Counsels and purposes of God » Are eternal
Faith/faithfulness » What is achieved through and by the faith of jesus Christ
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 36 Translations in Ephesians 3:11
Prayers for Ephesians 3:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Mystery Of Christ Revealed
10 that there might be made known now to the principalities and the authorities in the heavenly places, through the assembly, the manifold wisdom of God, 11 according to a purpose of the ages, which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have the freedom and the access in confidence through the faith of him,
Cross References
Ephesians 1:11
in whom also we did obtain an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who the all things is working according to the counsel of His will,
Isaiah 14:24-27
Sworn hath Jehovah of Hosts, saying, 'As I thought -- so hath it not been? And as I counselled -- it standeth;
Isaiah 46:10-11
Declaring from the beginning the latter end, And from of old that which hath not been done, Saying, 'My counsel doth stand, And all My delight I do.'
Jeremiah 51:29
And shake doth the land, and it is pained, For stood against Babylon have the purposes of Jehovah, To make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant.
Romans 8:28-30
And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;
Romans 9:11
(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her --
Ephesians 1:4
according as He did choose us in him before the foundation of the world, for our being holy and unblemished before Him, in love,
Ephesians 1:9
having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,
2 Timothy 1:9
who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,