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Ephesians 2:8

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,”
Ephesians 2:8 (ESV)
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In other translations

  • KJV · King James Version

    For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

  • NIV · New International Version

    For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

  • WEB · World English Bible

    for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

What does Ephesians 2:8 mean?

John Gill · Exposition of the Entire Bible, on Ephesians 2:8

For by grace are ye saved,.... This is to be understood, not of temporal salvation, nor of preservation in Christ, nor of providential salvation in order to calling, and much less of being put in a way of salvation, or only in a salvable state; but of spiritual salvation, and that actual; for salvation was not only resolved upon, contrived and secured in the covenant of grace, for the persons here spoken to, but it was actually obtained and wrought out for them by Christ, and was actually applied unto them by the Spirit; and even as to the full enjoyment of it, they had it in faith and hope; and because of the certainty of it, they are said to be already saved; and besides, were…

John Gill, Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746–63). Public domain. Digital text: Free Use Bible API (bible.helloao.org).

John Calvin · Commentaries, on Ephesians 2:8–10

8. For by grace are ye saved. This is an inference from the former statements. Having treated of election and of effectual calling, he arrives at this general conclusion, that they had obtained salvation by faith alone.

John Calvin, Commentaries (Calvin Translation Society English text). Public domain. Digital text: Free Use Bible API (bible.helloao.org).

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Context: Ephesians 2:5–11 (WEB)

5even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus; 8for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9not of works, that no one would boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them. 11Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “uncircumcision” by that which is called “circumcision” (in the flesh, made by hands),

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Cross references

  • Romans 3:22–26

    even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

  • Ephesians 2:5

    even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

  • Romans 4:16

    For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, to the end that the promise may be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

  • John 1:12–13

    But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

  • Romans 10:17

    So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

  • Romans 10:9–10

    that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

  • Acts 16:31

    They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

  • James 1:16–18

    Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers.

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