Ephesians 2:7 BSB — MannaFest

Ephesians 2:7

in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus:

KJV

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

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Commentary

5 voices

Irenaeus

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book 4 (202)

God, therefore, is one and the same, who rolls up the heaven as a book, and renews the face of the earth; who made the things of time for man, so that coming to maturity in them, he may produce the fruit of immortality; and who, through His kindness, also bestows [upon him] eternal things, "that in the ages to come He may show the exceeding riches of His grace;" who was announced by the law and the prophets, whom Christ confessed as His Father.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

David Brainerd

1718–1747

The Life and Diary of David Brainerd (ed. Jonathan Edwards), conviction narrative, Chapter I (1749)

I found that faith was the sovereign gift of God; that I could not get it as of myself; and could not oblige God to bestow it upon me by any of my performances.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And what may we not hope for from such grace and kindness, from riches of grace, to which this change is owing? Through Christ Jesus, by and through whom God conveys all his favour and blessings to us. With respect to the regenerated sinners themselves: For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, &c.,

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1665: “The Exceeding Riches of Grace” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1882)

FROM this verse it is clear that Paul fully expected the Gospel of the Grace of God to be preached in the ages to come. He had no notion of a temporary Gospel to develop into a better, but he was assured that the same Gospel would be preached to the end of the dispensation. Nor this alone, for as I take it, he looked to the perpetuity of the Gospel, not only through the ages which have already elapsed since the first Advent of our blessed Lord, but throughout the ages after He shall have come a second time.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἵνα	ina	in order that	G2443 →
ἐνδείξηται	endeixētai	He may show	G1731 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
αἰῶσιν	aiōsin	ages	G165 →
τοῖς	tois	that	G3588 →
ἐπερχομένοις	eperchomenois	[are] coming	G1904 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὑπερβάλλον	huperballon	surpassing	G5235 →
πλοῦτος	ploutos	riches	G4149 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
χάριτος	charitos	grace	G5485 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
χρηστότητι	chrēstotēti	kindness	G5544 →
ἐφ᾽	eph᾽	toward	G1909 →
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	us	G3165 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Χριστῷ	Christō	Christ	G5547 →
Ἰησοῦ.¶	Iēsou	Jesus.	G2424 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 2:4
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
leads to
- 1 Peter 1:3
  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Ephesians 1:7
  In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- Psalms 86:15
  But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
- Titus 3:4–7
  But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
- Romans 5:8
  But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Through
Titus 3:4
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
leads to
- Ephesians 2:4–10
  But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
- Titus 2:10–11
  not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
Through
Isaiah 60:15
Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.
leads to
- Isaiah 61:7
  Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy…