Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, for it is the gift of God;
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
9Not of works, that no man may glory.
Cross References
Matthew 16:17And Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
Mark 16:16He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned.
John 1:12But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name.
John 3:36He that believeth in the Son, hath life everlasting; but he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
John 5:24Amen, amen I say unto you, that he who heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath life everlasting; and cometh not into judgment, but is passed from death to life.
John 6:35And Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger: and he that believeth 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 →