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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Context of Ephesians 2:10

8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. 11Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)— 12remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without 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 the way you repay the Lord, you foolish and unwise people? Is he not your Father, your Creator, who made you and formed you?
• Psalms 100:3Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
• Psalms 138:8The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.
• Isaiah 19:25The Lord Almighty will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance.”
• Isaiah 29:23When they see among them their children, the work of my hands, they will keep my name holy; they will acknowledge the holiness of the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
• Isaiah 43:21the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise.
• Isaiah 44:21“Remember these things, Jacob, for you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you, you are my servant; Israel, I will not forget you.
• Isaiah 60:21Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.
• Isaiah 61:3and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
• Jeremiah 31:33“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
• Jeremiah 32:39I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.
• John 3:3Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
• 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.
• 2 Corinthians 5:5Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
• Philippians 1:6being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
• Philippians 2:13for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

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