Ephesians 2:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
“For by grace you have been saved through faith … it is the gift of God” teaches that salvation is entirely God’s gift, received by faith, not earned by good works. Even the faith to receive it is part of the gift.
Read the full meaning“For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”
King James Version · Public Domain“for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ephesians 2:8 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 16:17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
- Matthew 20:9The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
- Mark 16:16Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
- Luke 7:50And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
- John 1:12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
- John 3:14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
- John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
- John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
- John 5:24Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
- John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
- John 6:35Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
- John 6:37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
- John 6:40For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
- John 6:44“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
- John 6:65Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
- Acts 13:39Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.
- Acts 14:27When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
- Acts 15:7After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
- Acts 16:14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
- Acts 16:31They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- Romans 3:22And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
- Romans 4:5However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
- Romans 4:16Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
- Romans 10:9that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
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