“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,”
King James Version (KJV)
2:4 Mercy removes misery: love confers salvation.
Eph 2:4 God, who is rich in mercy. Having shown that both Jews and Gentiles were spiritually dead, Paul now declares the spiritual resurrection of the saints. This lifting up from death to a new life is due to God, "rich in mercy", and on account of the "great love wherewith he loved us". Eph 2:5 affirms the fact.
But God who is rich in mercie, for his great loue wherewith hee loued vs,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
- American Standard Version (1901)
But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,
- Basic English Bible
but God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love wherewith he loved us,
- Darby Bible
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
- Webster's Bible
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the intense love which He bestowed on us,
- Weymouth Bible
But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
- World English Bible
but God, that is riche in merci, for his ful myche charite in which he louyde vs,
- Wycliffe Bible
and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,
- Youngs Literal Bible