Ephesians 2:8

New International Reader's Version

God’s grace has saved you because of your faith in Christ. Your salvation doesn’t come from anything you do. It is God’s gift.

Cross References

Matthew 16:17

Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah! No mere human showed this to you. My Father in heaven showed it to you.

Matthew 20:9

“The workers who were hired about five o’clock came. Each received the usual day’s pay.

Mark 16:16

Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who does not believe will be punished.

Luke 7:50

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

John 3:36

Anyone who believes in the Son has eternal life. Anyone who does not believe in the Son will not have life. God’s anger remains on them.”

John 4:10

Jesus answered her, “You do not know what God’s gift is. And you do not know who is asking you for a drink. If you did, you would have asked him. He would have given you living water.”

John 5:24

“What I’m about to tell you is true. Anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. They will not be judged. They have crossed over from death to life.

John 6:35

Then Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry. And whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

John 6:37

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

John 6:40

My Father wants all who look to the Son and believe in him to have eternal life. I will raise them up on the last day.”

John 6:44

“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me brings them. Then I will raise them up on the last day.

John 6:65

So he continued speaking. He said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father helps them.”

Acts 13:39

Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin. Moses’ law could not make you right in God’s eyes.

Acts 14:27

When they arrived at Antioch, they gathered the church together. They reported all that God had done through them. They told how he had opened a way for the Gentiles to believe.

Acts 15:11

No! We believe we are saved through the grace of our Lord Jesus. The Gentiles are saved in the same way.”

Acts 16:14

One of the women listening was from the city of Thyatira. Her name was Lydia, and her business was selling purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to accept Paul’s message.

Acts 16:31

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus. Then you and everyone living in your house will be saved.”

Romans 10:14

How can they call on him unless they believe in him? How can they believe in him unless they hear about him? How can they hear about him unless someone preaches to them?

Romans 10:17

So faith comes from hearing the message. And the message that is heard is the message about Christ.

Romans 4:16

The promise is based on God’s grace. The promise comes by faith. All of Abraham’s children will certainly receive the promise. And it is not only for those who are ruled by the law. Those who have the same faith that Abraham had are also included. He is the father of us all.

Romans 4:5

But things are different with God. He makes ungodly people right with himself. If people trust in him, their faith is accepted even though they do not work. Their faith makes them right with God.

Romans 9:16

So it doesn’t depend on what people want or what they do. It depends on God’s mercy.

Galatians 3:14

Christ Jesus set us free so that the blessing given to Abraham would come to the Gentiles through Christ. He did it so that we might receive the promise of the Holy Spirit. The promised Spirit comes by believing in Christ.

Galatians 3:22

But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin. It does so in order that what was promised might be given to those who believe. The promise comes through faith in Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:19

And you will know God’s great power. It can’t be compared with anything else. His power works for us who believe. It is the same mighty strength

Ephesians 2:10

We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.

Ephesians 2:5

So he gave us new life because of what Christ has done. He gave us life even when we were dead in sin. God’s grace has saved you.

Philippians 1:29

Here is what he has given you to do for Christ. You must not only believe in him. You must also suffer for him.

Colossians 2:12

When you were baptized, you were buried together with Christ. And you were raised to life together with him when you were baptized. You were raised to life by believing in God’s work. God himself raised Jesus from the dead.

2 Thessalonians 1:9

They will be destroyed forever. They will be shut out of heaven. They will never see the glory of the Lord’s strength.

Hebrews 6:4

What if some people fall away from the faith? It won’t be possible to bring them back. It is true that they have seen the light. They have tasted the heavenly gift. They have shared in the Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 1:5

Through faith you are kept safe by God’s power. Your salvation is going to be completed. It is ready to be shown to you in the last days.