Ephesians 1:6

(KJV) To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
(1611 KJV) To the praise of the glorie of his grace, wherein he hath made vs accepted in the beloued:
(1587 Geneva Bible) To the prayse of the glory of his grace, wherewith he hath made vs freely accepted in his beloued,
(1526 Tyndale) to ye prayse of the glorie of his grace where with he hath made vs accepted in the beloved.

Counterfeit Versions
(1881 RV) to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
(1901 ASV) to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
(AMP) [So that we might be] to the praise and the commendation of His glorious grace (favor and mercy), which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
(CEB) and to honor his glorious grace that he has given to us freely through the Son whom he loves.
(CEV) God was very kind to us because of the Son he dearly loves, and so we should praise God.

(CSB) to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.

(Douay Rheims - 1899 American Edition - Roman Catholic) Unto the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath graced us in his beloved son.
(ERV) And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace. God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in Christ, the one he loves.
(ESV) to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
(GNB) Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son!
(HCSB) to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved.
(JB PHILLIPS) He planned, in his purpose of love, that we should be adopted as his own children through Jesus Christ—
(LB) Now all praise to God for his wonderful kindness to us and his favor that he has poured out upon us because we belong to his dearly loved Son.
(THE MESSAGE) Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ.
(NABRE) for the praise of the glory of his grace that he granted us in the beloved.
(NASV) to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
(NCV) and it brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace. God gave that grace to us freely, in Christ, the One he loves.
(NET) to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
(NIRV) All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.
(NIV) to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
(NLV) We thank God for His loving-favor to us. He gave this loving-favor to us through His much-loved Son.
(NLT) So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.
(NRSV) to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
(RSV) to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
(VOICE) Ultimately God is the one worthy of praise for showing us His grace; He is merciful and marvelous, freely giving us these gifts in His Beloved.
(NWT-Jehovah’s Witnesses) in praise of his glorious undeserved kindness that he kindly bestowed on us by means of his beloved one.

Textus Receptus - Traditional Text
εις επαινον δοξης της χαριτος αυτου εν η εχαριτωσεν ημας εν τω ηγαπημενω

Hort-Westcott - Critical Text
εις επαινον δοξης της χαριτος αυτου ης εχαριτωσεν ημας εν τω ηγαπημενω

Corrupted Manuscripts
None

Affected Teaching
The Bible states that before salvation that we are spiritually dead and at enmity with God as attested to by these two verses. Ephesians 2:5 (KJV) Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) James 4:4 (KJV) Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Therefore since the believer would not have the ability to save themselves, it must come from an outside source and that source being God. This is why the verse states that He “made us accepted in the beloved.” Just as Christ made Lazarus physically alive, He makes us spiritually alive and when that happens, we are accepted in the beloved. Made us accepted - We did not make us accepted HE made us accepted - Really means he made us objects of grace - Aorist Active Indicative - The beloved - is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself - Matthew 12:18-21 The modern versions just state that he bestowed grace upon us, which he did, but this word goes deeper because it states that when grace was given to God’s elect, they were “made accepted” because the grace was not only bestowed but applied to the believer. A very important step.

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