en_tn/eph/01/04.md

from the foundation of the world

The author speaks of the world as if it were a building set on a foundation. Alternate translation: "from the time he created the world" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

holy and blameless

Paul uses two similar words to emphasize moral goodness. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet)