2 Timothy 1:9
9 uwho saved us and vcalled us to1 a holy calling, wnot because of our works but because of vhis own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus xbefore the ages began,2
Matthew 13:35
35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:1
f“I will open my mouth in parables;
gI will utter what has been hidden hsince the foundation of the world.”