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# so that we, who are the first to hope in Christ
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The pronoun "we" refer to Paul and the other Jewish believers, not to the Ephesian believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# the first to hope in Christ
"the first people to hope in Christ." They confidently expected that Christ would fulfill God's promises. Alternate translation: "the first to trust in Christ"
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# so we would be for the praise of his glory
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Possible meanings are 1) other people would praise God because of the grace he had shown the believers ([verse 6](./06.md)). Alternate translation: "we would live in a way that brings glory to God" or "people would praise God because of the glorious grace he showed us" Or 2) believers would praise God for his glory. Alternate translation: "so that we would live to praise him for his glory."