Ephesians 2:5

Ephesians 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
• New International Version (NIV)made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
• English Standard Version (ESV)even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
• New King James Version (NKJV)even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

Context of Ephesians 2:5

3Among these [unbelievers] we all once lived in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by the sinful self], indulging the desires of human nature [without the Holy Spirit] and [the impulses] of the [sinful] mind. We were, by nature, children [under the sentence] of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind]. 4But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us, even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment). 6And He raised us up together with Him [when we believed], and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, [because we are] in Christ Jesus, 7[and He did this] so that in the ages to come He might [clearly] show the immeasurable and unsurpassed riches of His grace in [His] kindness toward us in Christ Jesus [by providing for our redemption].

Ephesians 2:5 word by word

καὶ ὄντας ἡμᾶς νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν συνεζωοποίησεν τῷ Χριστῷ, χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Evenκαίkai · andG2532
• whenεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• in sinsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• in sinsπαράπτωμαparaptōma · trespassG3900
• hath quickened us together withσυζωοποιέωsuzōopoieō · to make alive withG4806
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• by graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982

Cross-references for Ephesians 2:5

• Ephesians 2:1And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins,
• Romans 5:6While we were still helpless [powerless to provide for our salvation], at the right time Christ died [as a substitute] for the ungodly.
• Ephesians 5:14For this reason He says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”
• John 5:21Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life [and allows them to live on], even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.
• John 6:63It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh conveys no benefit [it is of no account]. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life [providing eternal life].
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
• Ephesians 2:8For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;
• Acts 15:11But we believe that we are saved through the [precious, undeserved] grace of the Lord Jesus [which makes us free of the guilt of sin and grants us eternal life], in just the same way as they are.”
• Romans 3:24and are being justified [declared free of the guilt of sin, made acceptable to God, and granted eternal life] as a gift by His [precious, undeserved] grace, through the redemption [the payment for our sin] which is [provided] in Christ Jesus,
• Romans 4:16Therefore, [inheriting] the promise depends entirely on faith [that is, confident trust in the unseen God], in order that it may be given as an act of grace [His unmerited favor and mercy], so that the promise will be [legally] guaranteed to all the descendants [of Abraham]—not only for those [Jewish believers] who keep the Law, but also for those [Gentile believers] who share the faith of Abraham, who is the [spiritual] father of us all—
• Romans 11:5So too then, at the present time there has come to be a remnant [a small believing minority] according to God’s gracious choice.
• Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The [wonderful] grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
• 2 Corinthians 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
• Revelation 22:21The grace of the Lord Jesus (the Christ, the Messiah) be with all [the saints—all believers, those set apart for God]. Amen.

Commentaries on Ephesians 2:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Even when we were dead in sins - Dead in our souls; dead towards God; dead in law; and exposed to death eternal, Hath quickened us together with Christ - God has given us as complete a resurrection from the death of sin to a life of righteousness, as the body of Christ has had from the grave. And as this quickening, or making alive, was most gratuitous on God's part, the apostle, with great propriety, says; By grace ye are saved.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Even when we were dead in sins - notes, Ephesians 2:1; compare Romans 5:8. The construction here is, “God, who is rich in mercy, on account of the great love which he bare unto us, even being dead in sin, hath quickened us,” etc. It does not mean that he quickened us when we were dead in sin, but that he loved us then, and made provision for our salvation. It was love to the children of wrath; love to those who had no love to return to him; love to the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5made us alive with Christ: Believers are united with Christ and share in his resurrection, now and in the future (see 2:6; Romans 6:4–14; Colossians 3:1–4). It is by grace you have been saved!: See Ephesians 1:2; 2:8–9.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. dead in sins--The best reading is in the Greek, "dead in our (literally, 'the') trespasses." quickened--"vivified" spiritually, and consequences hereafter, corporally. There must be a spiritual resurrection of the soul before there can be a comfortable resurrection of the body [Pearson] (Joh 11:25, 26; Ro 8:11). together with Christ--The Head being seated at God's right hand, the body also sits there with Him [Chrysostom]. We are already seated there…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 2:5

• Atonement
• Death
• God Continued...
• Regeneration
• Resurrection
• Righteous
• Salvation

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• Christ
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• Election of Grace
• Ephesians, Epistle to
• Eternal life

Commentaries on Ephesians 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings