Ephesians 2:5
even though we were ‘dead’ because of our offences, gave Life to us in giving Life to the Christ. (By God’s loving-kindness you have been saved.)
Twentieth Century New Testament
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
4Yet God, in his abundant compassion, and because of the great love with which he loved us,
Cross References
John 5:21For, just as the Father raises the dead and gives them Life, so also the Son gives Life to whom he pleases.
Acts 15:11No, it is through the loving-kindness of the Lord Jesus that we, just as they do, believe that we have been saved.”
Romans 4:16That is why all is made to depend upon faith, that all may be God’s gift, and in order that the fulfilment of the promise may be made certain for all Abraham’s descendants — not only for those who take their stand on the Law, but also for those who take their stand on the faith of Abraham. (He is the Father of us all;
Romans 5:8But God puts his love for us beyond all doubt by the fact that Christ died on our behalf while we were still sinners.
Romans 8:2for through your union with Christ Jesus, the Law of the life-giving Spirit has set you free from the Law of Sin and Death.
Romans 16:20And God, the giver of peace, will before long crush Satan under your feet. May the blessing of Jesus, our Lord, be with you.
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 →