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Ephesians 2:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But God, who is rich in mercy,  because of his great love  that he had for us,

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Because of his great mercy  he has given us new birth  into a living hope  through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead


In him we have redemption  through his blood, the forgiveness  of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace


But God proves  his own love for us  in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.


so that in the coming ages  he might display the immeasurable riches  of his grace through his kindness  to us in Christ Jesus.


since there is no distinction between Jew and Greek,  because the same Lord  of all  richly blesses all who call on him.


and the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.


the Lord appeared to him  from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.


He has saved us and called us with a holy calling,  not according to our works,  but according to his own purpose  and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.


This grace was given to me #– #the least of all the saints #– #to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches  of Christ,


And what if he did this to make known the riches of his glory  on objects of mercy  that he prepared beforehand for glory   #– #


Or do you despise the riches of his kindness,  restraint,  and patience,  not recognising  that God’s kindness  is intended to lead you to repentance?


They refused to listen and did not remember your wonders which you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt.  , But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love, and you did not abandon them.


But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the beginning  God has chosen  you for salvation through sanctification  by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.


Because of our God’s merciful compassion, the dawn from on high  will visit us


He prayed to the Lord,  ‘Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled towards Tarshish in the first place.  I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God,  slow to anger, abounding in faithful love, and one who relents from sending disaster.


Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against him


He said, ‘I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim the name “the Lord” before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.’


I will make known the  Lord’s faithful love and the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, because of all the  Lord has done for us – even the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, which he did for them based on his compassion and the abundance of his faithful love.





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