But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved. | But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved). |
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast. | For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. |
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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them. | For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. |
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ. | But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. |
So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and of the household of God, being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone. | Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone. |