Ephesians 2:4

King James Version (KJV)

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Translations

Ephesians 2:4 - Amplified Bible

But God--so rich is He in His mercy! Because of {and} in order to satisfy the great {and} wonderful {and} intense love with which He loved us,

Ephesians 2:4 - American Standard Version

but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Ephesians 2:4 - Bible in Basic English

But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,

Ephesians 2:4 - Darby Bible

but God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love wherewith he loved us,

Ephesians 2:4 - English Standard Version

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

Ephesians 2:4 - King James Version

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Ephesians 2:4 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pero Dios, que es rico en misericordia, por causa del gran amor con que nos amò,

Ephesians 2:4 - The Message

Ephesians 2:4 - New American Standard Bible

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

Ephesians 2:4 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Pero Dios, que es rico en misericordia, por causa del gran amor con que nos amò,

Ephesians 2:4 - World English Bible

But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,

Ephesians 2:4 - Young's Living Translation

and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,

Ephesians 2:4 - Additional Comments

Verse 1-3 described the state we all were in without Christ, and the state all those without Christ are in. We are all deserving of hell. Instead of questioning why a loving God would send people to hell, we should marvel that anyone escapes it! And why can some escape it? Because God is rich in mercy. Mercy says we don't get what we deserve. And why is God merciful towards us? Because of the great love He has for us, even in the midst of our disobedience and rebellion and sin (vs 5).
With His great mercy, then what did He do for us? He made us alive..., but not just barely alive. We became alive to be with Christ! The great place where Christ dwells, we have been invited to dwell in the same place! We went from being miserable sinners, dead in sin, in great disobedience, to where we get to live with Christ (vs 6). Amazing.

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