Ephesians 2:4

but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

In Context

3among whom we all indeed at one time lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the thoughts, and we were by nature the children of wrath, like the rest also:

5created life in us in Christ, who were dead in trespasses, by grace you have been saved,

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Matthew Henry on Ephesians 2:2-4

State of the Ephesians by Nature. ( a. d. 61.) 1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. The miserable condition… Read the whole commentary →

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