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

3At one time, all of us lived like those people. We did whatever bad things our bodies wanted to do. If our thoughts made us want to do something, we did it. Because we were like that, God was angry with us. He should have punished us, just like everyone else. 4But God is very good and kind! He loved us very much. Because of our sins, we were dead in our spirits. But God gave us a new life, because we are united with Christ. Yes, God has saved you because he is so kind. 6Also, God raised us up with Christ, so that we now sit with Christ in heaven. God has done this for us because we are united with Christ Jesus. 7He wanted to show, for all future time, how very kind he is. He has helped us so much because of what Christ Jesus has done.

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 2:1Remember how you lived before. You did wrong things and bad things. As a result, you were dead in your spirits.
• Romans 5:6At one time we were weak and we could not help ourselves. Then, at the right time, Christ died to save us. He died on behalf of people who have turned away from God.
• Ephesians 5:14Everything that becomes clear to see is in the light. That is why it says: ‘Wake up, you people who are asleep! Rise up from among the dead people! Then Christ will shine his light on you.’
• John 5:21The Father raises dead people to make them alive again. In the same way, the Son gives life to whoever he chooses.
• John 6:63It is the Spirit that gives you life. People cannot do that. The words that I have spoken to you come from the Spirit. They give you life.
• Romans 8:2If you belong to Christ Jesus, God's Spirit has given you a new life. God's Spirit now rules in your life and he has made you free. Sin and death no longer have authority over you.
• Ephesians 2:8When you believed in Jesus, God saved you because he is very kind. You could not save yourselves, but that is God's gift to you.
• Acts 15:11God saves us who are Jews when we believe in Jesus. It is not because we obey the Law of Moses. It is because the Lord Jesus is kind to us. God saves Gentiles in the same way, when they believe in Jesus.’
• Romans 3:24But because God is very kind, he accepts us as right with himself. That is God's gift to us. Jesus Christ has paid for our sins so that we have become free.
• Romans 4:16So God gives us his promise as a gift, because he is very kind. We receive it when we trust him. If we believe in God like Abraham did, then God accepts us. That is God's promise to all of Abraham's family. If we believe in God, we can call Abraham our ancestor. We can all receive what God has promised. It is not only for those who have Moses' Law to obey.
• Romans 11:5It is the same at this time too. There is a small number of Israel's people that God has chosen to trust him. He has chosen them because he is very kind.
• Romans 16:20God gives us peace in our minds. He will quickly help you to win against the power of Satan. I pray that our Lord Jesus will continue to be kind to you.
• 2 Corinthians 13:14I pray that the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to be very kind to you all. I pray that God's love will be with you. And I pray that the Holy Spirit will help you to serve each other as friends.
• Revelation 22:21I pray that the Lord Jesus will continue to be kind to all of you.

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

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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