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Ephesians 2:8
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I mean that you have been saved by grace because you believed. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God.
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God--
For by grace are ye made safe thorowe fayth and that not of youre selves. For it is the gyfte of God
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
I mean that you have been saved by grace through believing. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God.
for by grace have you been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;
For by grace are ye saved, through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
For by grace ye are saved through faith; and this not of yourselves:
For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves. It is God's gift, and is not on the ground of merit--
For bi grace ye ben sauyd bi feith, and this not of you; for it is the yifte of God,
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better than we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own.
For it is by grace [God's remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:
For you have been delivered by grace through trusting, and even this is not your accomplishment but God's gift.
For ye are saved by grace, through faith; and this not of yourselves; it is God's gift:
For by such grace you have been saved through faith. This does not come from you; it is the gift of GodMatthew 16:17; John 6:44,65; Romans 3:24; 4:16; Ephesians 1:19; 2:5; Philippians 1:29; 2 Timothy 1:9;">[xr]
For by his grace are we saved through faith, and this was not of you, but is the gift of Aloha,
For it is by his grace we are rescued, through faith; and this is not of yourselves, but it is the gift of God:
For by grace are ye saued, through faith, and that not of your selues: it is the gift of God:
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
For by His loving-favor you have been saved from the punishment of sin through faith. It is not by anything you have done. It is a gift of God.
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—
For by grace are ye saued through faith, and that not of your selues: it is the gift of God,
For it is by grace that you are saved through faith; not of your doing: it is the gift of God:
For, by his favour, have ye been saved, through means of faith, and this hath come to pass - not from you, of God, the free-gift!
For by grace you are saved through faith: and that not of yourselves, for it is the gift of God.
For by grace are ye made safe through fayth, and that not of your selues, it is the gyft of God:
For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
For by grace you are saved, through faith, and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God;
for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you -- of God the gift,
For by grace are ye saued thorow faith, and that not of youre selues, For it is ye gifte of God,
for by grace are ye saved, thro' faith (and that not from us:
For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
It's our faith in God's love for us that does the saving—and this is not from our rope, or our hand, or our horse, it is the gift of the Almighty.
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
by: Ephesians 2:5, Romans 3:24, 2 Thessalonians 1:9
through: Mark 16:16, Luke 7:50, John 3:14-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:27-29, John 6:35, John 6:40, Acts 13:39, Acts 15:7-9, Acts 16:31, Romans 3:22-26, Romans 4:5, Romans 4:16, Romans 10:9, Romans 10:10, Galatians 3:14, Galatians 3:22, 1 John 5:10-12
that: Ephesians 2:10, Ephesians 1:19, Matthew 16:17, John 1:12, John 1:13, John 6:37, John 6:44, John 6:65, Acts 14:27, Acts 16:14, Romans 10:14, Romans 10:17, Philippians 1:29, Colossians 2:12, James 1:16-18
Reciprocal: Psalms 6:4 - for Psalms 27:13 - fainted Psalms 37:39 - salvation Psalms 105:45 - That Hosea 14:2 - receive Matthew 20:9 - they received Mark 2:5 - saw Mark 9:24 - help Luke 8:15 - in an John 4:10 - If Acts 13:43 - the grace Acts 18:27 - believed Acts 26:18 - faith Romans 3:12 - there is none Romans 3:20 - Therefore Romans 3:27 - Where Romans 4:6 - without Romans 5:15 - much Romans 6:15 - shall we 1 Corinthians 12:9 - faith 1 Corinthians 15:2 - ye are 1 Corinthians 15:10 - by 2 Corinthians 4:7 - that Philippians 2:13 - good 2 Thessalonians 2:13 - belief 2 Timothy 1:9 - hath Titus 1:1 - faith Titus 2:11 - the grace Titus 3:5 - by works Hebrews 6:4 - and have James 1:17 - good James 2:14 - can 1 Peter 1:5 - through Revelation 7:10 - Salvation
Cross-References
Then God planted a garden in Eden, in the east. He put the Man he had just made in it. God made all kinds of trees grow from the ground, trees beautiful to look at and good to eat. The Tree-of-Life was in the middle of the garden, also the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil.
Cain left the presence of God and lived in No-Man's-Land, east of Eden.
Lot looked. He saw the whole plain of the Jordan spread out, well watered (this was before God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah), like God 's garden, like Egypt, and stretching all the way to Zoar. Lot took the whole plain of the Jordan. Lot set out to the east. That's how they came to part company, uncle and nephew. Abram settled in Canaan; Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent near Sodom. The people of Sodom were evil—flagrant sinners against God . After Lot separated from him, God said to Abram, "Open your eyes, look around. Look north, south, east, and west. Everything you see, the whole land spread out before you, I will give to you and your children forever. I'll make your descendants like dust—counting your descendants will be as impossible as counting the dust of the Earth. So—on your feet, get moving! Walk through the country, its length and breadth; I'm giving it all to you." Abram moved his tent. He went and settled by the Oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to God .
"‘Haran, Canneh, and Eden from the east in Assyria and Media traded with you, bringing elegant clothes, dyed textiles, and elaborate carpets to your bazaars.
The Money Has Gone to Your Head God's Message came to me, "Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what God , the Master, says: "‘Your heart is proud, going around saying, "I'm a god. I sit on God's divine throne, ruling the sea"— You, a mere mortal, not even close to being a god, A mere mortal trying to be a god. Look, you think you're smarter than Daniel. No enigmas can stump you. Your sharp intelligence made you world-wealthy. You piled up gold and silver in your banks. You used your head well, worked good deals, made a lot of money. But the money has gone to your head, swelled your head—what a big head! "‘Therefore, God , the Master, says: "‘Because you're acting like a god, pretending to be a god, I'm giving fair warning: I'm bringing strangers down on you, the most vicious of all nations. They'll pull their swords and make hash of your reputation for knowing it all. They'll puncture the balloon of your god-pretensions. They'll bring you down from your self-made pedestal and bury you in the deep blue sea. Will you protest to your assassins, "You can't do that! I'm a god"? To them you're a mere mortal. They're killing a man, not a god. You'll die like a stray dog, killed by strangers— Because I said so. Decree of God , the Master.'" God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, raise a funeral song over the king of Tyre. Tell him, A Message from God , the Master: "You had everything going for you. You were in Eden, God's garden. You were dressed in splendor, your robe studded with jewels: Carnelian, peridot, and moonstone, beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald, all in settings of engraved gold. A robe was prepared for you the same day you were created. You were the anointed cherub. I placed you on the mountain of God. You strolled in magnificence among the stones of fire. From the day of your creation you were sheer perfection... and then imperfection—evil!—was detected in you. In much buying and selling you turned violent, you sinned! I threw you, disgraced, off the mountain of God. I threw you out—you, the anointed angel-cherub. No more strolling among the gems of fire for you! Your beauty went to your head. You corrupted wisdom by using it to get worldly fame. I threw you to the ground, sent you sprawling before an audience of kings and let them gloat over your demise. By sin after sin after sin, by your corrupt ways of doing business, you defiled your holy places of worship. So I set a fire around and within you. It burned you up. I reduced you to ashes. All anyone sees now when they look for you is ashes, a pitiful mound of ashes. All who once knew you now throw up their hands: ‘This can't have happened! This has happened!'" God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, confront Sidon. Preach against it. Say, ‘Message from God , the Master: "‘Look! I'm against you, Sidon. I intend to be known for who I truly am among you.' They'll know that I am God when I set things right and reveal my holy presence. I'll order an epidemic of disease there, along with murder and mayhem in the streets. People will drop dead right and left, as war presses in from every side. Then they'll realize that I mean business, that I am God . "No longer will Israel have to put up with their thistle-and-thorn neighbors Who have treated them so contemptuously. And they also will realize that I am God ." God , the Master, says, "When I gather Israel from the peoples among whom they've been scattered and put my holiness on display among them with all the nations looking on, then they'll live in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob. They'll live there in safety. They'll build houses. They'll plant vineyards, living in safety. Meanwhile, I'll bring judgment on all the neighbors who have treated them with such contempt. And they'll realize that I am God ."
"‘Which of the trees of Eden came anywhere close to you in splendor and size? But you're slated to be cut down to take your place in the underworld with the trees of Eden, to be a dead log stacked with all the other dead logs, among the other uncircumcised who are dead and buried. "‘This means Pharaoh, the pompous old goat. "‘Decree of God , the Master.'"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For by grace are ye saved,.... This is to be understood, not of temporal salvation, nor of preservation in Christ, nor of providential salvation in order to calling, and much less of being put in a way of salvation, or only in a salvable state; but of spiritual salvation, and that actual; for salvation was not only resolved upon, contrived and secured in the covenant of grace, for the persons here spoken to, but it was actually obtained and wrought out for them by Christ, and was actually applied unto them by the Spirit; and even as to the full enjoyment of it, they had it in faith and hope; and because of the certainty of it, they are said to be already saved; and besides, were representatively possessed of it in Christ their head: those interested in this salvation, are not all mankind, but particular persons; and such who were by nature children of wrath, and sinners of the Gentiles; and it is a salvation from sin, Satan, the law, its curse and condemnation, and from eternal death, and wrath to come; and includes all the blessings of grace and glory; and is entirely owing to free grace: for by grace is not meant the Gospel, nor gifts of grace, nor grace infused; but the free favour of God, to which salvation in all its branches is ascribed; as election, redemption, justification, pardon, adoption, regeneration, and eternal glory: the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read, "by his grace", and so some copies; and it may refer to the grace of all the three Persons; for men are saved by the grace of the Father, who drew the plan of salvation, appointed men to it, made a covenant with his Son, in which it is provided and secured, and sent him into the world to obtain it; and by the grace of the Son, who engaged as a surety to effect it, assumed human nature, obeyed and suffered in it for that purpose, and has procured it; and by the grace of the Spirit, who makes men sensible of their need of it, brings it near, sets it before them, and applies it to them, and gives them faith and hope in it: hence it follows,
through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; salvation is through faith, not as a cause or condition of salvation, or as what adds anything to the blessing itself; but it is the way, or means, or instrument, which God has appointed, for the receiving and enjoying it, that so it might appear to be all of grace; and this faith is not the produce of man's free will and power, but it is the free gift of God; and therefore salvation through it is consistent with salvation by grace; since that itself is of grace, lies entirely in receiving grace and gives all the glory to the grace of God: the sense of this last clause may be, that salvation is not of ourselves; it is not of our desiring nor of our deserving, nor of our performing, but is of the free grace of God: though faith is elsewhere represented as the gift of God, John 6:65 and it is called the special gift of faith, in the Apocrypha:
"And blessed is the eunuch, which with his hands hath wrought no iniquity, nor imagined wicked things against God: for unto him shall be given the "special gift of faith", and an inheritance in the temple of the Lord more acceptable to his mind.'' (Wisdom 3:14)
----- (I asked the following question from a Greek and Hebrew professor:
"In this verse, to what does the word "that" refer to? Adam Clarke, Wesley & company say that it is neuter plural and "Faith" is feminine hence it cannot refer to faith, (Such an admission would destroy their theological system.) However "Grace" is also feminine as is "Salvation".''
His reply was:
"Here you ask a wonderful theological/exegetical question to which I can only give an opinion, and not a definitive answer. The problem is that there is NO precise referent. Grace is feminine. Faith is feminine. And even Salvation (as a noun) is feminine. Yet it must be one of these three at least, and maybe more than one, or all three in conjunction. Since all three come from God and not from man, the latter might seem the more likely. However, it is a tautology to say salvation and grace are "nor of yourselves," and in that case it certainly looks more like the passage is really pointing out that man cannot even take credit for his own act of faith, but that faith was itself created by God and implanted in us that we might believe (i.e. the normal Calvinistic position). In which regard the whole theological issue of "regeneration preceding faith" comes into play. So, that is basically my opinion, though others obviously disagree strenuously, but from an exegetical standpoint, the other positions have to explain away the matter of the tautology.''
Whether you accept the reply or not, it is sufficient to show that the Greek is not as definitive in this verse as some scholars would have you believe. Editor)
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For by grace are ye saved - By mere favor. It is not by your Own merit; it is not because you have any claim. This is a favorite doctrine with Paul, as it is with all who love the Lord Jesus in sincerity; compare the notes at Romans 1:7; Romans 3:24, note.
Through faith - Grace bestowed through faith, or in connection with believing; see the notes at Romans 1:17; Romans 4:16, note.
And that not of yourselves - That is, salvation does not proceed from yourselves. The word rendered âthatâ - ÏÎ¿Ï ÍÏο touto - is in the neuter gender, and the word âfaithâ - ÏιÌÏÏÎ¹Ï pistis - is in the feminine. The word âthat,â therefore, does not refer particularly to faith, as being the gift of God, but to âthe salvation by graceâ of which he had been speaking. This is the interpretation of the passage which is the most obvious, and which is now generally conceded to be the true one; see Bloomfield. Many critics, however, as Doddridge, Beza, Piscator, and Chrysostom, maintain that the word âthatâ (ÏÎ¿Ï ÍÏο touto) refers to âfaithâ (ÏιÌÏÏÎ¹Ï pistis); and Doddridge maintains that such a use is common in the New Testament. As a matter of grammar this opinion is certainly doubtful, if not untenable; but as a matter of theology it is a question of very little importance.
Whether this passage proves it or not, it is certainly true that faith is the gift of God. It exists in the mind only when the Holy Spirit produces it there, and is, in common with every other Christian excellence, to be traced to his agency on the heart. This opinion, however, does not militate at all with the doctrine that man himself âbelieves.â It is not God that âbelievesâ for him, for that is impossible. It is his own mind that actually believes, or that exercises faith; see the notes at Romans 4:3. In the same manner ârepentanceâ is to be traced to God. It is one of the fruits of the operation of the Holy Spirit on the soul. But the Holy Spirit does not ârepentâ for us. It is our âown mindâ that repents; our own heart that feels; our own eyes that weep - and without this there can he no true repentance. No one can repent for another; and God neither can nor ought to repent; for us. He has done no wrong, and if repentance is ever exercised, therefore, it must be exercised by our own minds. So of faith. God cannot believe for us. âWeâ must believe, or âweâ shall be damned. Still this does not conflict at all with the opinion, that if we exercise faith, the inclination to do it is to be traced to the agency of God on the heart. I would not contend, therefore, about the grammatical construction of this passage, with respect to the point of the theology contained in it; still it accords better with the obvious grammatical construction, and with the design of the passage to understand the word âthatâ as referring not to âfaithâ only, but to âsalvation by grace.â So Calvin understands it, and so it is understood by Storr, Locke, Clarke, Koppe, Grotius, and others.
It is the gift of God - Salvation by grace is his gift. It is not of merit; it is wholly by favor.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 8. For by grace are ye saved, through faith — As ye are now brought into a state of salvation, your sins being all blotted out, and you made partakers of the Holy Spirit; and, having a hope full of immortality, you must not attribute this to any works or merit of yours; for when this Gospel reached you, you were all found dead in trespasses and dead in sins; therefore it was God's free mercy to you, manifested through Christ, in whom ye were commanded to believe; and, having believed by the power of the Holy Spirit, ye received, and were sealed by, the Holy Spirit of promise; so that this salvation is in no sense of yourselves, but is the free gift of God; and not of any kind of works; so that no man can boast as having wrought out his own salvation, or even contributed any thing towards it. By grace are ye saved, through faith in Christ. This is a true doctrine, and continues to be essential to the salvation of man to the end of the world.
But whether are we to understand, faith or salvation as being the gift of God? This question is answered by the Greek text: ÏÎ·Í Î³Î±Ï ÏαÏιÏι εÏÏε ÏεÏÏÏμενοι δια ÏÎ·Ï ÏιÏÏεÏÏΠκαι ÏÎ¿Ï Ïο Î¿Ï Îº εξ Ï ÌμÏνΠÎÎµÎ¿Ï Ïο δÏÏον, Î¿Ï Îº εξ εÏγÏνΠιÌνα μη ÏÎ¹Ï ÎºÎ±Ï ÏηÏηÏαιΠ"By this grace ye are saved through faith; and THIS (ÏÎ¿Ï Ïο, this salvation) not of you; it is the gift of God, not of works: so that no one can boast." "The relative ÏÎ¿Ï Ïο, this, which is in the neuter gender, cannot stand for ÏιÏÏιÏ, faith, which is the feminine; but it has the whole sentence that goes before for its antecedent." But it may be asked: Is not faith the gift of God? Yes, as to the grace by which it is produced; but the grace or power to believe, and the act of believing, are two different things. Without the grace or power to believe no man ever did or can believe; but with that power the act of faith is a man's own. God never believes for any man, no more than he repents for him: the penitent, through this grace enabling him, believes for himself: nor does he believe necessarily, or impulsively when he has that power; the power to believe may be present long before it is exercised, else, why the solemn warnings with which we meet every where in the word of God, and threatenings against those who do not believe? Is not this a proof that such persons have the power but do not use it? They believe not, and therefore are not established. This, therefore, is the true state of the case: God gives the power, man uses the power thus given, and brings glory to God: without the power no man can believe; with it, any man may.
