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.

8 ^aFor by grace you have been saved ^bthrough faith, and that not of yourselves; ^cit is the gift of God,

9 not of ^aworks, lest anyone should ^bboast.

10 For we are ^aHis workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

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Barnes' Notes

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Ephesians 2:4

But God, who is rich in mercy - On the use of the word "rich" by Paul, see the notes at Ephesians 1:7. It is a beautiful expression. "God is ' rich' in mercy;" overflowing, abundant. Mercy is the riches or the wealth of God. People are often rich in gold, and silver, and diamonds, and they pride themselves in these possessions; but God is "rich in mercy." In that he abounds and he is so rich in it that he is wilting to impart it to others; so rich that he can make all blessed.

For his great love - That is, his great love was the reason why he had compassion upon us. It is not that we had any claim or deserved his favor; but it is, that God had for man original and eternal love, and that love led to the gift of a Saviour, and to the bestowment of salvation.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Ephesians 2:4:

Hosea 6:2
Romans 1:17
Romans 2:4
Romans 10:12
1 Corinthians 13:1
Ephesians 1:19
Ephesians 1:19
1 Peter 1:3

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