Ephesians 2:5
even when we were dead in sins, alive with Christ, (by grace ye are saved,)
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
In Context
4but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love wherewith he loved us, made us,
6and raised us with him, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus;
Cross References
John 5:21For as the Father raises up the dead, and quickens them; so also the Son quickens whom he will.
Acts 15:11But, through the grace of the Lord Jesus, we believe that we shall be saved, in the same manner as they also.
Romans 4:16For this cause it is of faith, that it may be by grace; in order that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
Romans 5:8But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus set me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 16:20And the God of peace will shortly bruise Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
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 →