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evenκαὶwhen we wereὄντας ἡμᾶςdeadνεκροὺςin trespasses,τοῖς παραπτώμασινmade us alive togetherσυνεζωοποίησενwith the Messiahτῷ Χριστῷ—by graceχάριτίyou have beenἐστεsaved—σεσῳσμένοι
Ephesians 2:5
Study it in the app“even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with the Messiah —by grace you have been saved—”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 2:5, word by word
- when we wereὄνταςontas
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ontas” appears- deadνεκροὺςnekrous
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekrous” appears- in trespassesπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasin
offense, wrongdoing
Offense, false step, transgression.
Where else “paraptōmasin” appears- made us alive togetherσυνεζωοποίησενsynezōopoiēsen
make alive together
Make alive together with another.
Where else “synezōopoiēsen” appears- with the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- —by graceχάριτίchariti
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “chariti” appears- saved—σεσῳσμένοιsesōismenoi
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sesōismenoi” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts read “in the Messiah”; the apparatus used does not record it.
The context
4But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
5 · This verse (above)
6and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in the Messiah Jesus,
To study Ephesians 2 in a group
1. What it says
How does Paul describe what we were before and what God did for us (v. 1-5)?
2. What it means
Paul says we are saved by grace and created for good works (v. 8-10). How do these two things fit together?
3. How I live it
The chapter speaks of people once far off who are now near (v. 13-19). Whom could you draw near to today, with respect and kindness?