Ephesians 2:8
For by grace, you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves, for it is a gift of God.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
In Context
9And this is not of works, so that no one may glory.
Cross References
Matthew 16:17And in response, Jesus said to him: “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father, who is in heaven.
Mark 16:16Whoever will have believed and been baptized will be saved. Yet truly, whoever will not have believed will be condemned.
John 1:12Yet whoever did accept him, those who believed in his name, he gave them the power to become the sons of God.
John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. But whoever is unbelieving toward the Son shall not see life; instead the wrath of God remains upon him.”
John 5:24Amen, amen, I say to you, that whoever hears my word, and believes in him who sent me, has eternal life, and he does not go into judgment, but instead he crosses from death into life.
John 6:35Then Jesus said to them: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 2:5-11
The Change Wrought in the Ephesians. ( a. d. 61.) 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7 That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is… Read the whole commentary →