22 “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,[a][b]
    before his deeds of old;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:22 Or way; or dominion
  2. Proverbs 8:22 Or The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work; or The Lord brought me forth at the beginning of his work

22 The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

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23 I was formed long ages ago,
    at the very beginning, when the world came to be.

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23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

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11 according to his eternal purpose(A) that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

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