Ephesians 2:8

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God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God.

Cross References

Matthew 16:17

Jesus replied, “Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! No human revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven revealed it to you.

Matthew 20:9

“Those who started working about 5 p.m. came, and each received a day’s wages.

Mark 16:16

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

Luke 7:50

Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace!”

John 3:36

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, he will see God’s constant anger.”

John 4:10

Jesus replied to her, “If you only knew what God’s gift is and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked him for a drink. He would have given you living water.”

John 5:24

I can guarantee this truth: Those who listen to what I say and believe in the one who sent me will have eternal life. They won’t be judged because they have already passed from death to life.

John 6:35

Jesus told them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never become hungry, and whoever believes in me will never become thirsty.

John 6:37

Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me. I will never turn away anyone who comes to me.

John 6:40

My Father wants all those who see the Son and believe in him to have eternal life. He wants me to bring them back to life on the last day.”

John 6:44

People cannot come to me unless the Father who sent me brings them to me. I will bring these people back to life on the last day.

John 6:65

So he added, “That is why I told you that people cannot come to me unless the Father provides the way.”

Acts 13:39

However, everyone who believes in Jesus receives God’s approval.

Acts 14:27

When they arrived, they called the members of the church together. They reported everything God had done through them, especially that he had given people who were not Jewish the opportunity to believe.

Acts 15:11

We certainly believe that the Lord Jesus saves us the same way that he saves them—through his kindness.”

Acts 16:14

A woman named Lydia was present. She was a convert to Judaism from the city of Thyatira and sold purple dye for a living. She was listening because the Lord made her willing to pay attention to what Paul said.

Acts 16:31

They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will be saved.”

Romans 10:14

But how can people call on him if they have not believed in him? How can they believe in him if they have not heard his message? How can they hear if no one tells ⌞the Good News⌟?

Romans 10:17

So faith comes from hearing the message, and the message that is heard is what Christ spoke.

Romans 4:16

Therefore, the promise is based on faith so that it can be a gift. Consequently, the promise is guaranteed for every descendant, not only for those who are descendants by obeying Moses’ Teachings but also for those who are descendants by believing as Abraham did. He is the father of all of us,

Romans 4:5

However, when people don’t work but believe God, the one who approves ungodly people, their faith is regarded as the basis of God’s approval.

Romans 9:16

Therefore, God’s choice does not depend on a person’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

Galatians 3:14

⌞Christ paid the price⌟ so that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to all the people of the world through Jesus Christ and we would receive the promised Spirit through faith.

Galatians 3:22

But Scripture states that the whole world is controlled by the power of sin. Therefore, a promise based on faith in Jesus Christ could be given to those who believe.

Ephesians 1:19

You will also know the unlimited greatness of his power as it works with might and strength for us, the believers.

Ephesians 2:10

God has made us what we are. He has created us in Christ Jesus to live lives filled with good works that he has prepared for us to do.

Ephesians 2:5

We were dead because of our failures, but he made us alive together with Christ. (It is God’s kindness  that saved you.)

Philippians 1:29

God has given you the privilege not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him.

Colossians 2:12

This happened when you were placed in the tomb with Christ through baptism. In baptism you were also brought back to life with Christ through faith in the power of God, who brought him back to life.

2 Thessalonians 1:9

They will pay the penalty by being destroyed forever, by being separated from the Lord’s presence and from his glorious power.

Hebrews 6:4

Some people once had God’s light. They experienced the heavenly gift and shared in the Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 1:5

since you are guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of time.