Ephesians 2:3-8

By Grace Through Faith

³ among whom we all once lived in _o the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body ₁ and the mind, and _p were by nature _q children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. ⁴ But ₂ 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 - ⁶ and raised us up with him and _w seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, ⁷ so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable _x riches of his grace in _y kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For _z by grace you have been saved _a through faith. And this is _b not your own doing; _c it is the gift of God,

1. Cross References
   Galatians 5:16
   But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
   
2. Cross References
   Psalms 51:5
   Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
   Romans 5:12
   Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned -
   
3. Cross References
   2 Peter 2:14
   They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!
   
4. 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?
   
5. 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.
   
6. 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.
   
7. 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.
   
8. 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.
   
9. Cross References
   Ephesians 1:20
   That he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places.
   
10. Cross References
    Ephesians 2:4
    But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us.
    
11. Cross References
    Titus 3:4
    But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared.
    
12. Cross References
    Ephesians 2:5
    Even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ - by grace you have been saved -
    
13. Cross References
    1 Peter 1:5
    Who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
    Romans 4:16
    That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring - not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.
    
14. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 3:5
    Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.
    
15. Cross References
    John 4:10
    Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.
    Hebrews 6:4
    For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit.