4 Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:
5 As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:
7 In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace,
8 Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;
9 Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands
10 The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,
4 Porque Deus nos escolheu nele antes da criação do mundo, para sermos santos e irrepreensíveis em sua presença.
5 Em amor nos predestinou para sermos adotados como filhos por meio de Jesus Cristo, conforme o bom propósito da sua vontade,
6 para o louvor da sua gloriosa graça, a qual nos deu gratuitamente no Amado.
7 Nele temos a redenção por meio de seu sangue, o perdão dos pecados, de acordo com as riquezas da graça de Deus,
8 a qual ele derramou sobre nós com toda a sabedoria e entendimento.
9 E nos revelou o mistério da sua vontade, de acordo com o seu bom propósito que ele estabeleceu em Cristo,
10 isto é, de fazer convergir em Cristo todas as coisas, celestiais ou terrenas, na dispensação da plenitude dos tempos.