Ephesians 2:10

Ephesians 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
• New International Version (NIV)For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Context of Ephesians 2:10

8For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9it is not from works, so that no one can boast. For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them. 11Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh – who are called “uncircumcision” by the so-called “circumcision” that is performed on the body by human hands – 12that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:10 word by word

αὐτοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν ποίημα κτισθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐπὶ ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς οἷς προητοίμασεν ὁ θεός, ἵνα ἐν αὐτοῖς περιπατήσωμεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• we areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• workmanshipποίημαpoiēma · workmanshipG4161
• createdκτίζωktizō · to createG2936
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• worksἔργονergon · workG2041
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• hath before ordainedπροετοιμάζωproetoimazō · to prepareG4282
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• we should walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043

Cross-references for Ephesians 2:10

• Deuteronomy 32:6Is this how you repay the Lord, you foolish, unwise people? Is he not your father, your creator? He has made you and established you.
• Psalms 100:3Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
• Psalms 138:8The Lord avenges me. O Lord, your loyal love endures. Do not abandon those whom you have made!
• Isaiah 19:25The Lord who commands armies will pronounce a blessing over the earth, saying, “Blessed be my people, Egypt, and the work of my hands, Assyria, and my special possession, Israel!”
• Isaiah 29:23For when they see their children, whom I will produce among them, they will honor my name. They will honor the Holy One of Jacob; they will respect the God of Israel.
• Isaiah 43:21the people whom I formed for myself, so they might praise me.”
• Isaiah 44:21Remember these things, O Jacob, O Israel, for you are my servant. I formed you to be my servant; O Israel, I will not forget you!
• Isaiah 60:21All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.
• Isaiah 61:3to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.
• Jeremiah 31:33“But I will make a new covenant with the whole nation of Israel after I plant them back in the land,” says the Lord. “I will put my law within them and write it on their hearts and minds. I will be their God and they will be my people.
• Jeremiah 32:39I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.
• John 3:3Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:9We are coworkers belonging to God. You are God’s field, God’s building.
• 2 Corinthians 5:5Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.
• Philippians 1:6For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
• Philippians 2:13for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort – for the sake of his good pleasure – is God.

Commentaries on Ephesians 2:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10For we are his workmanship - So far is this salvation from being our own work, or granted for our own works' sake, that we are ourselves not only the creatures of God, but our new creation was produced by his power; for we are created in Christ Jesus unto good works. He has saved us that we may show forth the virtues of Him who called us from darkness into his marvelous light. For though we are not saved for our good works, yet we are saved that we may…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For we are his workmanship - We are his “making” - ́ poiēmaThat is, we are “created or formed” by him, not only in the general sense in which all things are made by him, but in that special sense which is denoted by the new creation; see the notes at 2 Corinthians 5:17. Whatever of peace, or hope, or purity we have, has been produced by his agency on the soul. There cannot be conceived to be a stronger expression to denote the agency of God in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works: Good works are the results of salvation. Good works do not cause salvation. God’s Spirit, working through a transformed heart, produces a good life (Galatians 5:22–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. workmanship--literally, "a thing of His making"; "handiwork." Here the spiritual creation, not the physical, is referred to (Ep 2:8, 9). created--having been created (Ep 4:24; Psa 102:18; Is 43:21; 2Co 5:5, 17). unto good works--"for good works." "Good works" cannot be performed until we are new "created unto" them. Paul never calls the works of the law "good works." We are not saved by, but created unto, good works. before ordained--Greek, "before…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 2:10

• Atonement
• Character
• Election
• Obedience
• Predestination
• Regeneration
• Righteous
• Salvation
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Christ, Jesus
• Afar
• Alien
• Create

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