Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
But God, who has great love for us and abundant mercy [toward us],
New American Standard Bible
But God, being
King James Version
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Holman Bible
But God, who is rich in mercy,
International Standard Version
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us
A Conservative Version
But God, being rich in mercy, through his great love that he loved us,
American Standard Version
but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Amplified
But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
Anderson New Testament
but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,
Bible in Basic English
But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,
Common New Testament
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
Daniel Mace New Testament
then it was that God, who is rich in mercy, thro' his great love, wherewith he loved us,
Darby Translation
but God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love wherewith he loved us,
Godbey New Testament
but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,
Goodspeed New Testament
But God is so rich in mercy that because of the great love he had for us,
John Wesley New Testament
But God who is rich in mercy,
Julia Smith Translation
But God, being rich in mercy, by his much love which he loved us,
King James 2000
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
Lexham Expanded Bible
But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love [with] which he loved us,
Modern King James verseion
But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love with which He loved us
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But God, which is rich in mercy through his great love wherewith he loved us,
Moffatt New Testament
But, dead in trespasses as we were, God was so rich in mercy that for his great love to us
Montgomery New Testament
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,
NET Bible
But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
New Heart English Bible
But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
Noyes New Testament
but God, who is rich in mercy, on account of his great love wherewith he loved us, gave to us,
Sawyer New Testament
but God who is rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,??5 even when we were dead in sins he made us alive with Christ,??y grace are you saved,
The Emphasized Bible
But, God, being rich in mercy, by reason of the great love wherewith he loved us,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But God, being rich in mercy, through the great love with which he hath loved us,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Yet God, in his abundant compassion, and because of the great love with which he loved us,
Webster
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
Weymouth New Testament
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the intense love which He bestowed on us,
Williams New Testament
But God, who is so rich in mercy on account of the great love He has for us,
World English Bible
But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
Worrell New Testament
but God, being rich in mercy, on account of His great love wherewith He loved us,
Worsley New Testament
But God being rich in mercy, through his great love wherewith He loved us,
Youngs Literal Translation
and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,
Themes
Atonement » Made by jesus » Divinely ordained
The atonement » Exhibits the » Grace and mercy of God
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Quickening souls
God, Love Of » Described as » Great
God's Mercy » Described as » Rich
Quickening » Who the lord quickens
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Ephesians 2:4
Devotionals containing Ephesians 2:4
References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 2:4
Prayers for Ephesians 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Made Alive In Christ
3 All of us [Jews] also once lived among such people, fulfilling the improper cravings of our physical being and doing what our bodies and minds desired. In this natural [unconverted] state we were deserving of [God's] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind]. 4 But God, who has great love for us and abundant mercy [toward us], 5 restored [spiritual] life to us with Christ, even though we were [spiritually] dead because of our sins --- it is by God's unearned favor that you have been saved.
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Cross References
Romans 2:4
Or, do you despise the abundance of God's kindness and tolerance and patience [toward you], not realizing that His kindness is intended to cause you to repent? [i.e., to change your hearts and lives].
Ephesians 1:7
In [fellowship with] Christ we have redemption [i.e., we have been bought back from Satan] through His blood, and have forgiveness of sins according to the abundance of God's unearned favor,
Ephesians 2:7
This was so that, to future ages [of people on earth and in heaven], God could demonstrate the tremendous abundance of His unearned favor, expressed by His kindness to us in [fellowship with] Christ Jesus.
Luke 1:78
because of God's merciful compassion. Therefore, the morning sun from above will arise
John 3:14-17
And [just] like Moses lifted up the snake [on the pole] in the wilderness [Num. 21:9], so the Son of man must be lifted up [on the cross]
Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates His own love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
Romans 5:20-21
Now the law of Moses was introduced [into the world] in order to cause sin to increase [i.e., it defined many things to be wrong that were previously not regarded as sin]. But with the increase of sin, God's unearned favor increased all the more.
Romans 9:15-16
For He said to Moses [Ex. 33:19], "I will show pity to whomever I want, and I will show mercy to whomever I want."
Romans 9:23
[What if He did this] in order to demonstrate His wealth of glory toward people who deserved His mercy, whom He had previously determined should receive [such special] honor?
Romans 10:12
For there is no distinction [with God] between Jews and Greeks [i.e., Gentiles], for all have the same Lord, who is generous to all who appeal to Him [for help].
Ephesians 3:8
This favor of preaching the unfathomable riches of Christ to the Gentiles was given to me [even though] I am the least significant of all saints [i.e., God's holy people].
2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we ought to thank God for you always, brothers [who are] dearly loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning [Note: Some manuscripts use the Greek word for "firstfruits" instead of "beginning" here, but it is difficult to know in what sense the Thessalonian Christians were "first"], in order to be saved through being set apart by the Holy Spirit and through belief of the truth [of the Gospel].
1 Timothy 1:14
[But] the unearned favor of our Lord was given to me in great abundance, producing faith and love which are [found] in [the fellowship of] Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 1:9
[It is] God who saved us and called us to live holy lives [or, "to be dedicated people"], not as a result of our [good] deeds, but in harmony with His own purpose and unearned favor. [This was] given to us through [the atoning work of] Christ Jesus, before the beginning of time. [Note: Salvation through Christ was planned before time began. See Titus 1:2; Rom. 16:25; Eph. 1:4].
Titus 3:4-7
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward mankind appeared,
1 Peter 1:3
God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is to be praised for being so merciful as to have given us a new birth, which provides for us a hope of never ending life through the means of Jesus Christ's return from the dead.
1 John 4:10-19
Here is [the essence of] love: [It is] not that we loved God [first], but that He loved us [See Rom. 5:6-8] and sent His Son to be a "covering over" [i.e., atonement, 2:2] for our sins.