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Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:7-10

Chapter 8SAVED FOR AN ENDEphesians 2:7-10The plan which God has formed for men in Christ is of great dimensions every way, -in its length no less than in its breadth and height. He "raised us up and seated us together (Gentiles with Jews) in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages which are coming on He might show the surpassing riches of His grace." All the races of mankind and all future ages are embraced in the redeeming purpose and are to share in its boundless wealth. Nor are... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ephesians 2:1-10

2. The Production of the Masterwork and its Destiny CHAPTER 2:1-10 1. What we are by nature (Ephesians 2:1-3 ) 2. What God does--rich in mercy (Ephesians 2:4-6 ) 3. The destiny of the masterwork (Ephesians 2:7 ) 4. Saved by grace (Ephesians 2:8-10 ) After the great revelation of the first chapter and the prayer which followed, the production of the masterpiece itself is now brought more fully into view. We have before us a revelation concerning our state by nature and how God takes us up... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 2:6

2:6 And hath raised [us] up {g} together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus:(g) That is, as he adds afterwards, in Christ, for as yet this is not fulfilled in us, but only in our head by whose Spirit we have begun to die to sin, and live to God, until that work is fully brought to an end. And yet the hope is certain, for we are as sure of that which we look for, as we are of that which we have already received. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 2:8

2:8 For by {h} grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:(h) So then, grace, that is to say, the gift of God, and faith, stand with one another, to which two it is contrary to be saved by ourselves, or by our works. Therefore, what do those mean who would join together things of such contrary natures? read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 2:9

2:9 {9} Not of works, lest any man should boast.(9) He specifically and completely takes away from our works the praise of justification, seeing that the good works themselves are the effects of grace in us. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 2:10

2:10 For we are {i} his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.(i) He speaks here of grace, and not of nature: therefore if the works are ever so good, see what they are, and know that they are that way because of grace. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 2:1-22

BELIEVERS CHANGED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH (vs.1-10) The first three verse of chapter 2 go back to consider the state and circumstances from which the Ephesians had been brought, the same sad state to which all mankind has been reduced as a result of sin. However, verses 4 to 6 show the state and circumstances into which the grace of God has brought us who believe. "And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins" (v.1) emphatically refers to the Ephesians, being Gentiles. Notice,... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:1-22

ADDRESS TO THE GENTILES This church, like all the others, was composed of both Jews and Gentiles, but chiefly Gentiles. Paul is the apostle to the Gentiles and he never loses sight of this calling in his speaking or writing. It is especially necessary that he now address himself to them, because of the nature of the truth he is revealing: the union of Gentile and Jew in the mystical body of Christ. The chapter shows us three things: our condition by nature (Ephesians 2:1-3 ); our change... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ephesians 2:1-6

(1) ¶ And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; (2) Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: (3) Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. (4) ¶ But God, who is rich in mercy, for his... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ephesians 2:7-10

(7) That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. (8) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (9) Not of works, lest any man should boast. (10) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. I admire what the Apostle saith, in the first of these verses, of God's design, in the display of... read more

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:7-10

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ephesians 2:1-10

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 2:6

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 2:8

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 2:9

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 2:10

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 2:1-22

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:1-22

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ephesians 2:1-6

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Ephesians 2:7-10

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