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Forγὰρby graceτῇ χάριτίyou have beenἐστεsavedσεσῳσμένοιthroughδιὰfaith;πίστεωςandκαὶthisτοῦτοisnotοὐκfromἐξyourselves;ὑμῶνit isthe giftτὸ δῶρονof God;θεοῦ
Ephesians 2:8
Study it in the app“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not from yourselves; it is the gift of God;”
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With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 2:8, word by word
- by graceχάριτίchariti
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “chariti” appears- you have beenἐστεeste
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appears- savedσεσῳσμένοιsesōismenoi
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sesōismenoi” appears- faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- the giftδῶρονdōron
gift
Something given to another to honor or gladden him.
Where else “dōron” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
7so that he might show in the ages to come the surpassing riches of his grace in kindness toward us in the Messiah Jesus.
8 · This verse (above)
9not from works, so that no one may boast.
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?