{Having foreordained us} (Proorisas h(886d)(8373)). First aorist
active participle of prooriz(935c), late and rare compound to define
or decide beforehand. Already in  Ac 4:28  1Co 2:7  Ro 8:29 . See
also verse  11 . Only other N.T. example in verse  11 . To be
taken with exelexato either simultaneous or antecedent
(causal). {Unto adoption as sons} (eis huiothesian). For this
interesting word see  Ga 4:5  Ro 8:15  9:4 . {Unto himself} (eis
auton). Unto God. {According to the good pleasure of his will}
(kata t(886e) eudokian tou thel(886d)atos autou). Here eudokian means
{purpose} like oul(886e) in verse  11  rather than {benevolence}
(good pleasure). Note the preposition kata here for standard.