2 Timothy 1:9
9 who saved us and vcalled us to1 a holy calling, wnot because of our works but because of his own xpurpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus ybefore the ages began,2
Matthew 13:35
35 This was yto fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:1
z“I will open my mouth in parables;
I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”