⁵ that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)

²⁴ Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.

⁸ God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.

¹⁰ For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son.

⁸ But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.

¹¹ We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus.”

Made Alive with Christ

2 Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.

² And because you belong to him, the power^[a] of the life-giving Spirit has freed you^[b] from the power of sin that leads to death.

¹¹ For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.

¹⁴ for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,