Ephesians 2:4-5

By Grace Through Faith

⁴ But ₁ God, being _r rich in mercy, _s because of the great love with which he loved us, ⁵ even _t when we were dead in our trespasses, _u made us alive together with Christ - _v by grace you have been saved -

1. Cross References
   Ephesians 2:7
   So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
   Titus 3:5
   He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
   Romans 2:4
   Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
   
2. Cross References
   John 3:16
   For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
   
3. Cross References
   Ephesians 2:1
   And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
   Romans 5:6
   For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
   Romans 5:8
   But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
   Romans 5:10
   For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
   
4. Cross References
   Colossians 2:12 - 13
   Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
   John 14:19
   Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.
   Revelation 20:4
   Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
   
5. Cross References
   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.
   Acts 15:11
   But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.