Ephesians 2:4

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2 ^ain which you once walked according to the¹ course of this world, according to ^bthe prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in ^cthe sons of disobedience,

3 ^aamong whom also we all once conducted ourselves in ^bthe lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and ^cwere by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

4 But God, ^awho is rich in mercy, because of His ^bgreat love with which He loved us,

5 ^aeven when we were dead in trespasses, ^bmade us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together ^ain the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in ^aHis kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

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Adam Clarke

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Ephesians 2:4

But God, who is rich in mercy - As they were corrupt in their nature, and sinful in their practice, they could possess no merit, nor have any claim upon God; and it required much mercy to remove so much misery, and to pardon such transgressions.

His great love - God' s infinite love is the groundwork of our salvation; in reference to us that love assumes the form of mercy, and that mercy provides the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. And therefore the apostle adds, Ephesians 2:5 : By grace ye are saved - it is by God' s free mercy in Christ that ye are brought into this state of salvation. See on Ephesians 2:8 (note).

Other Adam Clarke entries containing Ephesians 2:4:

1 Peter 4:5
2 Peter 3:15

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