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Jan 12, 2024 · In Ephesians 2:4, the apostle Paul writes, “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us” (ESV). The word but signals an emphatic contrast between verses 1–3 and verses 4–10. Therefore, to understand the meaning and significance of God’s being “rich in mercy,” we need to review the immediate context.
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Jan 19, 2024 · Let’s break down this verse and explore what it means that God is rich in mercy. The Context of Ephesians 2:4 Ephesians 2:4-5 says, “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.”
American Standard Version but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, English Revised Version but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, GOD'S WORD® Translation But God is rich in mercy because of his great love for us. Good News Translation
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace ...
Nov 10, 2024 · The text goes on to join God’s rich-in-mercy nature with his great love: “God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us. . .” (Eph. 2:4). When the Scripture speaks of “the great love with which he loved us,” we must hear what it is saying. Divine love is not just patiently putting up with us.
Verse 4. - But God, being rich in mercy. The preceding verses convey the idea of a rushing towards inevitable ruin - towards some frightful cataract, when all help from man is hopeless. Man's extremity becomes God's opportunity. The "but" is very emphatic, and wonderfully reverses the picture.
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But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus."