Ephesians 2:5
hath made us alive in Christ, even when we were dead in trespasses, (for by grace ye are saved) and hath raised us up together,
1770 John Worsley NT
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, through his great love wherewith He loved us,
6and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
Cross References
John 5:21For as the Father raiseth up the dead and giveth life: even so the Son maketh alive whom He pleaseth.
Acts 15:11But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, in like manner as they.
Romans 4:16And therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, that so the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,
Romans 5:8But God recommendeth his love towards 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 hath set me free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 16:20And the God of peace will soon 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 →