Ephesians 2
By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. Paul describes how we were dead in sins but made alive in Christ.
EphesiansChapter 2 of 622 versesBerean Standard Bible
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And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 6: Why does 'Noah found favor' matter so much?
not by works, so that no one can boast.
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—
remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.
He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
Peace to those who are far away and peace to those who are near
“bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.””
Read Isaiah 57:19›For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 13: Where does the line of Shem lead?
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.
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“When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,”
“And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,”
“Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.”
Ephesians 2:10Philippians 2:13
“For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.”
“so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
Ephesians 2 on Doxa
- Nephilim and the Grief of God: The First Grace in the Bible (Genesis 6) · Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 6
- Shem, Ham, and Japheth: The Cloak That Covered Noah's Shame (Genesis 9) · Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 13
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