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Ephesians 2:8

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Ephesians 2:8
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By grace you have been saved through faith; this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God,

Explanation

Paul has described people as dead in sin and God as rich in mercy, making them alive with Christ (2:1-7). Salvation comes by God's grace, received through faith. The sentence continues in verse 9.

Original language
  • χάριτί (chariti): grace
    Greek · Noun, dative, singular, feminine · Strong's G5485 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    By grace: undeserved favour.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Ephesians 2:8, word 3

  • σεσῳσμένοι (sesōsmenoi): to save
    Greek · Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · Strong's G4982 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Saved: a completed act with lasting results.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Ephesians 2:8, word 5

  • πίστεως (pisteōs): faith
    Greek · Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · Strong's G4102G · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Faith.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Ephesians 2:8, word 7

  • ὑμῶν (humōn): you
    Greek · Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · Strong's G4771 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Yourselves.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Ephesians 2:8, word 12

  • δῶρον (dōron): gift
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · Strong's G1435 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Gift.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Ephesians 2:8, word 15

Cross-references
  • Ephesians 2:5 · Surrounding passage

    By grace you have been saved.

  • Romans 3:24 · Same theme

    Justified freely by His grace.

  • Romans 6:23 · Same theme

    The gift of God is eternal life.

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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Τῇ γὰρ χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι διὰ πίστεως, καὶ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐξ ὑμῶν, θεοῦ τὸ δῶρον,

  1. ΤῇTēa“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. γὰρgar“For”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. χάριτίchariti“by grace”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from χάρις · “grace” · Strong's G5485
  4. ἐστεeste“you are”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  5. σεσῳσμένοιsesōsmenoi“saved”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from σῴζω · “to save” · Strong's G4982
  6. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  7. πίστεως,pisteōs“faith,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  10. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  11. ἐξex“of”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  12. ὑμῶν,humōn“yourselves,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. θεοῦtheou“[it is] of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  14. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. δῶρον,dōron“gift,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from δῶρον · “gift” · Strong's G1435
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)

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