Ephesians 2:4 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁴But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Ephesians 2:4 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Ephesians 1:7
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Psalms 86:15
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Titus 3:4-7
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, …
Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 4-10)

Here the apostle begins his account of the glorious change that was wrought in them by converting grace, where observe, I. By whom, and in what manner, it was brought about and effected. 1. Negatively: Not of yourselves, Eph. 2:8. Our faith, our conversion, and our eternal salvation, are not the mere product of any natural abilities, nor of any merit of our own: Not of works, lest any man should b…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 4)

4. God, who is rich--Greek “(as) being rich in mercy.” for--that is, “because of His great love.” This was the special ground of God’s saving us; as “rich in mercy” (compare Ep 2:7; Ep 1:7; Ro 2:4; 10:12) was the general ground. “Mercy takes away misery; love confers salvation” [Bengel].