Ephesians 2:4 · KJV
“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,”
— Ephesians 2:4
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. {desires: Gr. wills}
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) {by...: or, by whose grace}
Ephesians 2 — Context
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. {desires: Gr. wills}
4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) {by...: or, by whose grace}
6And hath raised {us} up together, and made {us} sit together in heavenly {places} in Christ Jesus:
Cross References
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed {be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, {abundant: Gr. much}
Ephesians 1:7
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Psalms 86:15
But thou, O Lord, {art} a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Titus 3:4-7
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, {love: or, pity}
Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Ephesians 2:7
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in {his} kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Psalms 145:8
The LORD {is} gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. {of great...: Heb. great in mercy}
Romans 10:12
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.