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 whom all of us also formerly lived out our lives in the cravings of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath even as the rest… 4But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you are saved! – 6and he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

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 although you were dead in your transgressions and sins,
• Romans 5:6For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
• Ephesians 5:14For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says: “Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”
• John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.
• John 6:63The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
• Romans 8:2For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
• Ephesians 2:8For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
• Acts 15:11On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they are.”
• Romans 3:24But they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
• Romans 4:16For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants – not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
• Romans 11:5So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
• Romans 16:20The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
• Revelation 22:21The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.

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

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Afar
• Alien
• Create
• Cross
• Desire
• 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