Ephesians 2:4-10 The exceeding riches of God's grace revealed in the ages to come
4 But God, Who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
NKJV
Ephesians 2:4-10
4-5 But God was merciful! We were dead because of our sins, but God loved us so much that He made us alive with Christ, and God's wonderful kindness is what saves you. 6 God raised us from death to life with Christ Jesus, and He has given us a place beside Christ in heaven. 7 God did this so that in the future world He could show how truly good and kind He is to us because of what Christ Jesus has done. 8 You were saved by faith in God, Who treats us much better than we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own. 9 It isn't something you have earned, so there is nothing you can brag about. 10 God planned for us to do good things and to live as He has always wanted us to live. That's why He sent Christ to make us what we are.
CEV
Ephesians 2:4
4-10 But even though we were dead in our sins God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love he had for us, gave us life together with Christ - it is, remember, by grace and not by achievement that you are saved - and has lifted us right out of the old life to take our place with him in Christ in the Heavens. Thus he shows for all time the tremendous generosity of the grace and kindness he has expressed towards us in Christ Jesus. It was nothing you could or did achieve - it was God's gift to you. No one can pride himself upon earning the love of God. The fact is that what we are we owe to the hand of God upon us. We are born afresh in Christ, and born to do those good deeds which God planned for us to do.
PHILLIPS
Ephesians 2:4 I love Phillips translation of the New Testament
4-10 But even though we were dead in our sins God, Who is rich in mercy, because of the great love He had for us, gave us life together with Christ -- it is, remember, by grace and not by achievement that you are saved -- and has lifted us right out of the old life to take our place with Him in Christ in the Heavens. Thus He shows for all time the tremendous generosity of the grace and kindness He has expressed towards us in Christ Jesus. It was nothing you could or did achieve -- it was God's gift to you. No one can pride himself upon earning the love of God. The fact is that what we are we owe to the hand of God upon us. We are born afresh in Christ, and born to do those good deeds which God planned for us to do.
PHILLIPS
Ephesians 2:4-10 The transcendent riches of God's grace
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the intense love which He bestowed on us,
5 caused us, dead though we were through our offences, to live with Christ--it is by grace that you have been saved--
6 raised us with Him from the dead, and enthroned us with Him in the heavenly realms as being in Christ Jesus,
7 in order that, by His goodness to us in Christ Jesus, He might display in the Ages to come the transcendent riches of His grace.
8 For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves. It is God's gift, and is not on the ground of merit--
9 so that it may be impossible for any one to boast.
10 For we are God's own handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good works which He has pre-destined us to practise.
Weymouth
4 But God, Who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
NKJV
Ephesians 2:4-10
4-5 But God was merciful! We were dead because of our sins, but God loved us so much that He made us alive with Christ, and God's wonderful kindness is what saves you. 6 God raised us from death to life with Christ Jesus, and He has given us a place beside Christ in heaven. 7 God did this so that in the future world He could show how truly good and kind He is to us because of what Christ Jesus has done. 8 You were saved by faith in God, Who treats us much better than we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own. 9 It isn't something you have earned, so there is nothing you can brag about. 10 God planned for us to do good things and to live as He has always wanted us to live. That's why He sent Christ to make us what we are.
CEV
Ephesians 2:4
4-10 But even though we were dead in our sins God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love he had for us, gave us life together with Christ - it is, remember, by grace and not by achievement that you are saved - and has lifted us right out of the old life to take our place with him in Christ in the Heavens. Thus he shows for all time the tremendous generosity of the grace and kindness he has expressed towards us in Christ Jesus. It was nothing you could or did achieve - it was God's gift to you. No one can pride himself upon earning the love of God. The fact is that what we are we owe to the hand of God upon us. We are born afresh in Christ, and born to do those good deeds which God planned for us to do.
PHILLIPS
Ephesians 2:4 I love Phillips translation of the New Testament
4-10 But even though we were dead in our sins God, Who is rich in mercy, because of the great love He had for us, gave us life together with Christ -- it is, remember, by grace and not by achievement that you are saved -- and has lifted us right out of the old life to take our place with Him in Christ in the Heavens. Thus He shows for all time the tremendous generosity of the grace and kindness He has expressed towards us in Christ Jesus. It was nothing you could or did achieve -- it was God's gift to you. No one can pride himself upon earning the love of God. The fact is that what we are we owe to the hand of God upon us. We are born afresh in Christ, and born to do those good deeds which God planned for us to do.
PHILLIPS
Ephesians 2:4-10 The transcendent riches of God's grace
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the intense love which He bestowed on us,
5 caused us, dead though we were through our offences, to live with Christ--it is by grace that you have been saved--
6 raised us with Him from the dead, and enthroned us with Him in the heavenly realms as being in Christ Jesus,
7 in order that, by His goodness to us in Christ Jesus, He might display in the Ages to come the transcendent riches of His grace.
8 For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves. It is God's gift, and is not on the ground of merit--
9 so that it may be impossible for any one to boast.
10 For we are God's own handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good works which He has pre-destined us to practise.
Weymouth