Ephesians 2:7

Ephesians 2:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
• New International Version (NIV)in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

Context of Ephesians 2:7

5We were dead because of our failures, but he made us alive together with Christ. (It is God’s kindness that saved you.) 6God has brought us back to life together with Christ Jesus and has given us a position in heaven with him. He did this through Christ Jesus out of his generosity to us in order to show his extremely rich kindness in the world to come. 8God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God. 9It’s not the result of anything you’ve done, so no one can brag about it.

Ephesians 2:7 word by word

ἵνα ἐνδείξηται ἐν τοῖς αἰῶσιν τοῖς ἐπερχομένοις τὸ ὑπερβάλλον πλοῦτος τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ ἐν χρηστότητι ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the agesαἰώνaiōn · an age: ageG165
• to comeἐπέρχομαιeperchomai · to arrive/invadeG1904
• he might shewἐνδείκνυμιendeiknumi · to showG1731
• the exceedingὑπερβάλλωhuperballō · to surpassG5235
• richesπλοῦτοςploutos · richesG4149
• of hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• kindnessχρηστότηςchrēstotēs · kindnessG5544
• towardἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for Ephesians 2:7

• Ephesians 3:5In the past, this mystery was not known by people as it is now. The Spirit has now revealed it to his holy apostles and prophets.
• Psalms 41:13Thank the Lord God of Israel through all eternity! Amen and amen!
• Psalms 106:48Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say amen. Hallelujah!
• Isaiah 60:15“You have been abandoned and hated; no one has passed through you. But now I will make you a source of everlasting pride, a joy for all generations.
• 1 Timothy 1:17Worship and glory belong forever to the eternal king, the immortal, invisible, and only God. Amen.
• Ephesians 2:4But God is rich in mercy because of his great love for us.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:12That way the name of our Lord Jesus will be honored among you. Then, because of the good will of Jesus Christ, our God and Lord, you will be honored by him.
• 1 Timothy 1:16However, I was treated with mercy so that Christ Jesus could use me, the foremost sinner, to demonstrate his patience. This patience serves as an example for those who would believe in him and live forever.
• 1 Peter 1:12God revealed to the prophets that the things they had spoken were not for their own benefit but for yours. What the prophets had spoken, the Holy Spirit, who was sent from heaven, has now made known to you by those who spread the Good News among you. These are things that even the angels want to look into.
• Revelation 5:9Then they sang a new song, “You deserve to take the scroll and open the seals on it, because you were slaughtered. You bought people with your blood to be God’s own. They are from every tribe, language, people, and nation.

Commentaries on Ephesians 2:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7That in the ages to come - God has produced us an example, and one which shall be on record through all generations, that he quickens dead souls; that he forgives the sins of the most sinful, when they repent and believe in Christ Jesus. So that what God has done for the sinners at Ephesus will serve as an encouragement to all ages of the world; and on this evidence every preacher of the Gospel may boldly proclaim that Christ saves unto the uttermost all…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7That in the ages to come - In all future times. The sense is, that the riches of divine grace, and the divine benignity, would be shown in the conversion of Christians and their salvation, to all future times. Such was his love to those who were lost, that it would be an everlasting monument of his mercy, a perpetual and unchanging proof that he was good. The sense is, we are raised up with Christ, and are made to partake of his honor and glory in order…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7grace: Refer to the study note on 1:2.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Greek, "That He might show forth (middle reflexive voice; for His own glory, Ep 1:6, 12, 14) in the ages which are coming on," that is, the blessed ages of the Gospel which supersede "the age (Greek, for 'course') of this world" (Ep 2:2), and the past "ages" from which the mystery was hidden (Col 1:26, 27). These good ages, though beginning with the first preaching of the Gospel, and thenceforth continually succeeding one another, are not consummated…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 2:7

• Atonement
• God
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• Jesus Continued
• Righteous
• Salvation

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• Christ
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Christ, Jesus
• Afar
• Age
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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