Ephesians 2:1-10 - Made Alive In Christ

¹ Even you, who were dead in trespasses and sins ² in which ye once walked according to the era of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience. ³ Among whom we also all once behaved in the lusts of our flesh, doing the intentions of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath as also the others. ⁴ But God, being rich in mercy, through his great love that he loved us, ⁵ even us being dead in the transgressions, he made alive together with the Christ (ye are saved by grace), ⁶ and raised us up together, and seated us together in the heavenly things in Christ Jesus. ⁷ So that in the coming ages he might show the transcending wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For ye are saved by grace through faith, and this a gift of God, not from you, ⁹ not from works, so that not any man may boast. ¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God preordained that we should walk in them.

⁶ As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, ⁷ rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as ye were taught, abounding in it with thankfulness.

⁸ Take heed lest there will be any man taking you captive through the love of wisdom and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ. ⁹ Because in him all the fullness of the divinity dwells bodily. ¹⁰ And ye are men who have been made full in him, who is the head of every principal office and position of authority. ¹¹ In whom also ye were circumcised a circumcision not made with hands, in the removal of the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of the Christ. ¹² Having been buried with him in immersion, in which also ye were raised together through faith of the working of God, who raised him from the dead. ¹³ And you, being dead in transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you he made alive together with him, having forgiven us all the transgressions, ¹⁴ having erased the handwriting against us in the regulations that were hostile to us, and he has taken it up from the midst, having nailed it to the cross. ¹⁵ Having stripped the principal offices and the positions of authority, he exposed them openly, having triumphed over them by it.