Ephesians
Ephesians 2:10
10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.a
Footnotes
- a 2:10 Literally which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γάρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| we are | ἐσμεν | esmen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| workmanship | ποίημα | poiēma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4161 a thing made |
| created | κτισθέντες | ktisthentes | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2936 I create, form, shape, make |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Christ | Χριστῷ | Christō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| to do | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| good | ἀγαθοῖς | agathois | Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural | G18 good |
| works | ἔργοις | ergois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G2041 work, labor, action, deed |
| which | οἷς | hois | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| prepared in advance | προητοίμασεν | proētoimasen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4282 I prepare beforehand, predestine |
| as | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| our way of life | περιπατήσωμεν | peripatēsōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G4043 I walk, conduct my life |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Philippians 2:13 · Colossians 1:10 · Hebrews 13:21 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · 2 Corinthians 9:8 · Philippians 1:6 · Ephesians 4:24 · 2 Timothy 3:17 · Ephesians 4:1 · 2 Timothy 2:21 · Psalm 100:3 · Titus 2:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.