for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Ephesians 2:8 · WEBRead the whole chapter →
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The same thread (this verse)Romans 3:24
By grace through faith, the gift of justification.
“being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;”
In contrast to (this verse)Romans 6:23
The wage is death, but the gift is eternal life: grace versus debt.
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
A pattern of (this verse)Genesis 6:8
Noah found favor in God's eyes before any achievement, the same order of salvation Paul names directly: by grace you have been saved, and that not of yourselves.
“But Noah found favor in Yahweh’s eyes.”