Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Ephesians 2:4
God, who is rich—Greek "(as) being rich in mercy."
for—that is, "because of His great love." This was the special ground of God's saving us; as "rich in mercy" (compare Ephesians 2:7; Ephesians 1:7; Romans 2:4; Romans 10:12) was the general ground. "Mercy takes away misery; love confers salvation" [BENGEL].
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