⁴ But^[a] God, being ^(A)rich in mercy, ^(B)because of the great love with which he loved us, ⁵ even ^(C)when we were dead in our trespasses, ^(D)made us alive together with Christ—^(E)by grace you have been saved— ⁶ and raised us up with him and ^(F)seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, ⁷ so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable ^(G)riches of his grace in ^(H)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For ^(I)by grace you have been saved ^(J)through faith. And this is ^(K)not your own doing; ^(L)it is the gift of God, ^9 (M)not a result of works, ^(N)so that no one may boast.

⁶ For ^(A)while we were still weak, at the right time ^(B)Christ died for the ungodly.