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By Grace Through Faith

And you [a]were (A)dead [b]in your transgressions and sins, in which you (B)formerly walked according to the [c]course of (C)this world, according to (D)the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now working in (E)the sons of disobedience, among whom we all also (F)formerly conducted ourselves in (G)the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the [d]mind, and were (H)by nature (I)children of wrath, (J)even as the rest. But God, being (K)rich in mercy because of (L)His great love with which He loved us, even when we were (M)dead [e]in our transgressions, made us alive together [f]with Christ—(N)by grace you have been saved— and (O)raised us up with Him, and (P)seated us with Him in (Q)the heavenly places in (R)Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing (S)riches of His grace in (T)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

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  1. Ephesians 2:1 Lit being
  2. Ephesians 2:1 Or by reason of
  3. Ephesians 2:2 Lit age
  4. Ephesians 2:3 Lit thoughts
  5. Ephesians 2:5 Or by reason of
  6. Ephesians 2:5 Two early mss in Christ

God Has Brought Us from Death to Life

You used to be dead because of your offenses and sins that you once practiced as you lived according to the ways of this present world and according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now active in those who are disobedient.[a] Indeed, all of us once behaved like[b] them in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of our flesh and senses. By nature we were destined for[c] wrath, just like everyone else. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us[d] even when we were dead because of our offenses, made us alive together with[e] the Messiah[f] (by grace you have been saved), raised us up with him, and seated us with him in the heavenly realm in the Messiah[g] Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might display the limitless riches of his grace that comes to us through his kindness in the Messiah[h] Jesus.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:2 Lit. the sons of disobedience
  2. Ephesians 2:3 Or lived among
  3. Ephesians 2:3 Lit. were children of
  4. Ephesians 2:4 Lit. love with which he loved us
  5. Ephesians 2:5 Other mss. read in
  6. Ephesians 2:5 Or Christ
  7. Ephesians 2:6 Or Christ
  8. Ephesians 2:7 Or Christ