Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, New Living Translation But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, English Standard Version But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, Berean Standard Bible But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, Berean Literal Bible But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, King James Bible But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, New King James Version But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, New American Standard Bible But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, NASB 1995 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, NASB 1977 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, Legacy Standard Bible But God, being rich in mercy because of His great love with which He loved us, Amplified Bible But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us, Christian Standard Bible But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us, Holman Christian Standard Bible But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us, American Standard Version but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Aramaic Bible in Plain English But God who is rich in his compassion, because of his great love with which he loved us, Douay-Rheims Bible But God, (who is rich in mercy,) for his exceeding charity wherewith he loved us, English Revised Version but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, GOD'S WORD® Translation But God is rich in mercy because of his great love for us. Good News Translation But God's mercy is so abundant, and his love for us is so great, International Standard Version But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us Literal Standard Version but God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us, Majority Standard Bible But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, New American Bible But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love he had for us, NET Bible But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, New Revised Standard Version But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us New Heart English Bible But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, Webster's Bible Translation But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, Weymouth New Testament But God, being rich in mercy, because of the intense love which He bestowed on us, World English Bible But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, Young's Literal Translation and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Alive with Christ…3All 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. 4But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!… Cross References Isaiah 63:7 I will make known the LORD's loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us--the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace Titus 3:5 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Treasury of Scripture But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, who. Ephesians 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Ephesians 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; his. Deuteronomy 7:7,8 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: … Deuteronomy 9:5,6 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob… Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Jump to Previous Bestowed Full Great Intense Kindness Love Mercy Rich WherewithJump to Next Bestowed Full Great Intense Kindness Love Mercy Rich WherewithEphesians 2 1. By comparing what we were by nature, with what we are by grace,10. he declares that we are made for good works: and being brought near by Christ, 19. should not live as Gentiles and foreigners, but as citizens with the saints, and the family of God. (4) Rich in mercy.--Not only merciful, but rich "in the multitude of mercy," as attaching even to those dead in sin (see Chrysostom on this passage). The idea of richness in grace, glory, mercy, is especially frequent in this Epistle. (See Ephesians 1:7; Ephesians 1:18; Ephesians 2:7; Ephesians 3:8; Ephesians 3:16.) For his great love.--Again, as in Ephesians 1:4, stress is laid on the love of God, before all else, as the one moving cause of salvation. (Comp. Romans 5:8, "God commendeth His love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.") . . . Verse 4. - But God, being rich in mercy. The preceding verses convey the idea of a rushing towards inevitable ruin - towards some frightful cataract, when all help from man is hopeless. Man's extremity becomes God's opportunity. The "but" is very emphatic, and wonderfully reverses the picture. The sovereignty of God is very apparent, on its gracious side. It interposes to rescue those who would otherwise plunge into irretrievable ruin. We have here the filling up of that Divine saying, "O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself, but in me is thine help." The genesis of salvation is declared to be in two of God's attributes, of which the first is mercy, or compassion. God has a tender, yearning feeling towards men brought to misery by their own sins. And this feeling is not shallow or spare - he is rich in mercy. It is an exuberant, full-flowing feeling in God ("Thy mercy ... is in the heavens," Psalm 36:5), and may therefore be appealed to trustfully. For his great love wherewith he loved us. The other attribute from which the plan of salvation sprang is God's love. Love is more than compassion. Compassion may be confined to the breast, but love goes forth in active beneficence. It makes common cause with its object. It cannot rest till its object is lint right. Two expressions are used intensifying this Divine love:(1) his great love; (2) love with which he loved us; the verb of love governing the noun of love makes the idea rich and strong. This view of the exuberance of the Divine attributes from which salvation has its rise is in harmony with the whole character of the Epistle. Greek Butδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. because of διὰ (dia) Preposition Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. great πολλὴν (pollēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4183: Much, many; often. love ἀγάπην (agapēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. for us, ἣν (hēn) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. God, Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. who is ὢν (ōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. rich πλούσιος (plousios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4145: Rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man. From ploutos; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. mercy, ἐλέει (eleei) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 1656: Pity, mercy, compassion. Of uncertain affinity; compassion. Links Ephesians 2:4 NIVEphesians 2:4 NLT Ephesians 2:4 ESV Ephesians 2:4 NASB Ephesians 2:4 KJV Ephesians 2:4 BibleApps.com Ephesians 2:4 Biblia Paralela Ephesians 2:4 Chinese Bible Ephesians 2:4 French Bible Ephesians 2:4 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Ephesians 2:4 But God being rich in mercy (Ephes. Eph. Ep) |
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