Ephesians 2:7
in order that he may show in coming ages the superabounding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
6and he has raised you up, and caused you to sit in the heavenlies, in Christ Jesus:
8For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Cross References
Ephesians 2:4but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,
Ephesians 3:21to him be glory in the church indeed in Christ Jesus unto all the generations of the age of the ages: Amen.
1 Timothy 1:16but on this account I obtained mercy, in order that Jesus Christ might in me the chief show forth all longsuffering, for an example of those about to believe on him unto eternal life.
1 Peter 1:12to whom it was revealed, because they were ministering not these things for themselves, but for you, which are now proclaimed unto you by those who preach to you the gospel with the Holy Ghost having been sent from heaven; into which things the angels desire to look down.
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 →