KJV ORIGINAL
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
He decided from the very beginning that through Jesus, we'd become his actual kids — not because we earned it, but simply because that's what made his heart happy.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God chose you to be family, not because you're perfect, but because he wanted you.
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