Ephesians 2:4

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Summary

Ephesians 2:4

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Who

His

General references

Psalm 102:21

Romans 9:16

1 John 4:19

Bible References

Who

so that in the coming ages he might display the limitless riches of his grace that comes to us through his kindness in the Messiah Jesus.

In union with him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of God's grace

To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given so that I might proclaim to the gentiles the immeasurable wealth of the Messiah

God said, "I'll cause all my goodness to pass before you, and I'll proclaim the name "the LORD' before you. I'll be gracious to whom I'll be gracious, and I'll show compassion on whom I'll show compassion.

The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and filled with gracious love and truth.

They would not listen, and did not remember the miracles you did among them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return them to their slavery. "But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and rich in gracious love; therefore you did not abandon them.

Have mercy, God, according to your gracious love, according to your unlimited compassion, erase my transgressions.

Indeed you, Lord, are kind and forgiving, overflowing with gracious love to everyone who calls on you.

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, patient, and abundantly rich in gracious love.

Gracious and merciful is the LORD, slow to become angry, and overflowing with gracious love.

"Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near.

But to the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we've rebelled against him

So he prayed to the LORD, "LORD, isn't this what I said while I was still in my home country? That's why I fled previously to Tarshish, because I knew you're a compassionate God, slow to anger, overflowing with gracious love, and reluctant to send trouble.

Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love.

Because of the tender mercy of our God, his light from on high has visited us,

Or are you unaware of his rich kindness, forbearance, and patience, that it is God's kindness that is leading you to repent?

Now the Law crept in so that the offense would increase. But where sin increased, grace increased even more,

Can't he also reveal his glorious riches to the objects of his mercy that he has prepared ahead of time for glory

There is no difference between Jew and Greek, because they all have the same Lord, who gives richly to all who call on him.

and the grace of our Lord overflowed toward me, along with the faith and love that are in the Messiah Jesus.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! Because of his great mercy he has granted us a new birth, resulting in an immortal hope through the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah, from the dead

His

"It wasn't because you were more numerous than other people of the earth that the LORD committed himself to you and chose you. In fact, you were the least numerous of all the nations.

On the contrary, it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is dispossessing them before you to confirm what the LORD promised by an oath to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

The LORD appeared to Israel from far away and said, "I've loved you with an everlasting love, therefore I've drawn you with gracious love.

"""When I passed by you, I saw you kicking around, covered in your own blood. That's when I told you, "Live!' while you were wallowing in your blood. I commanded you to live, even as you lay there in your own blood.

Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

But God demonstrates his love for us by the fact that the Messiah died for us while we were still sinners.

For he says to Moses, "I will be merciful to the person I want to be merciful to, and I will be kind to the person I want to be kind to."

At all times we are obligated to thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you to be the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through faith in the truth.

He saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our own accomplishments, but according to his own purpose and the grace that was given to us in the Messiah Jesus before time began.

In grace our Savior God appeared, to make his love for mankind clear.

This is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

General references

so they would declare the name of the LORD in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem,

Therefore, God's choice does not depend on a person's will or effort, but on God himself, who shows mercy.

We love because God first loved us.