~ before the foundation of ~ 43_JOH_17_24  Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me, for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. #, 49_EPH_01_04  According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love, #, 60_1PE_01_20  Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, #,