This was according to ¹  the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

And we know that all things work together ¹  for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

In Christ ¹  we too have been claimed as God’s own possession, ²  since we were predestined according to the one purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will

He is the one who saved us ¹  and called us with a holy calling, not based on ²  our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began, ³