Ephesians

Ephesians 2:8–10

⁸For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, ⁹not by works, so that no one can boast. 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.

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Ephesians 2:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
by grace	χάριτί	chariti	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5485 grace, favor, kindness
you have been	ἐστε	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
saved	σεσῳσμένοι	sesōsmenoi	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4982 I save, heal
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
faith	πίστεως	pisteōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
this	τοῦτο	touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
from	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
yourselves	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
gift	δῶρον	dōron	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1435 a gift, present
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

Ephesians 2:9

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
by	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
works	ἔργων	ergōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
no	μή	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
one	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
can boast	καυχήσηται	kauchēsētai	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G2744 I boast, glory

Ephesians 2:10

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

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Ephesians 2:8 Romans 3:22–26 · Ephesians 2:5 · Romans 4:16 · John 1:12–13 · Romans 10:17 · Romans 10:9–10 · Acts 16:31 · James 1:16–18 · John 6:37 · John 5:24 · John 4:10 · John 6:27–29

Ephesians 2:9 2 Timothy 1:9 · Romans 11:6 · Titus 3:3–5 · Romans 9:16 · 1 Corinthians 1:29–31 · Romans 3:20 · Romans 4:2 · Romans 9:11 · Romans 3:27–28

Ephesians 2:10 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.