Ephesians 2:5
caused us, dead though we were through our offences, to live with Christ--it is by grace that you have been saved--
Weymouth NT (1912)
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, because of the intense love which He bestowed on us,
Cross References
John 5:21For just as the Father awakens the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom He wills.
Acts 15:11On the contrary, we believe that it is by the grace of the Lord Jesus that we, as well as they, shall be saved."
Romans 4:16All depends on faith, and for this reason--that acceptance with God might be an act of pure grace,
Romans 5:8But God gives proof of His love to us in Christ's dying for us while we were still sinners.
Romans 8:2for the Spirit's Law-- telling of Life in Christ Jesus--has set me free from the Law that deals only with sin and death.
Romans 16:20And before long, God the giver of peace will crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 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 →