Ephesians 2:1-9

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By Grace Through Faith

2 ^(A)And you were ^(B)dead in the trespasses and sins ²^(C)in which you once walked, following the course^[a] of this world, following ^(D)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in ^(E)the sons of disobedience— ³among whom we all once lived in ^(F)the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and ^(G)were by nature ^(H)children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.^[b] ⁴But^[c] God, being ^(I)rich in mercy, ^(J)because of the great love with which he loved us, ⁵even ^(K)when we were dead in our trespasses, ^(L)made us alive together with Christ—^(M)by grace you have been saved— ⁶and raised us up with him and ^(N)seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, ⁷so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable ^(O)riches of his grace in ^(P)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸For ^(Q)by grace you have been saved ^(R)through faith. And this is ^(S)not your own doing; ^(T)it is the gift of God, ⁹^(U)not a result of works, ^(V)so that no one may boast.

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Ephesians 2:2 Or age
Ephesians 2:3 Greek like the rest
Ephesians 2:4 Or And

Romans 3:21-26

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The Righteousness of God Through Faith

²¹But now ^(A)the righteousness of God ^(B)has been manifested apart from the law, although ^(C)the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— ²²the righteousness of God ^(D)through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. ^(E)For there is no distinction: ²³for ^(F)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴^(G)and are justified ^(H)by his grace as a gift, ^(I)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ²⁵whom God ^(J)put forward as ^(K)a propitiation ^(L)by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in ^(M)his divine forbearance he had passed over ^(N)former sins. ²⁶It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.