King James Version
Ephesians 2:5 in the King James Version says “Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) by: or, by whose grace” — study this verse from Ephesians chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) by: or, by whose grace”
Ephesians 2:5 · KJV
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. desires: Gr. wills
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) by: or, by whose grace
And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Even”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“in sins”
G3900a side-slip (lapse or deviation), i.e., (unintentional) error or (wilful) transgression
“hath quickened us together with”
G4806to reanimate conjointly with (figuratively)
“(by grace”
G5485graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart
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