Ephesians 2:8 · KJV
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: {it is} the gift of God:”
— Ephesians 2:8
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in {his} kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Ephesians 2 — Context
And hath raised {us} up together, and made {us} sit together in heavenly {places} in Christ Jesus:
7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in {his} kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: {it is} the gift of God:
9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. {ordained: or, prepared}
Cross References
Romans 3:22-26
Even the righteousness of God {which is} by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
Ephesians 2:5
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) {by...: or, by whose grace}
Romans 4:16
Therefore {it is} of faith, that {it might be} by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
John 1:12-13
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, {even} to them that believe on his name: {power: or, the right, or, privilege}
Romans 10:17
So then faith {cometh} by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Romans 10:9-10
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Acts 16:31
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
James 1:16-18
Do not err, my beloved brethren.