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- riches being added to grace, denote the valuableness of it, as well as its plenty and abundance; and also the freeness and liberality of God in giving it; and likewise the enriching nature of it: and these riches are exceeding; they exceed the riches of this world, in the immenseness of them, being unsearchable; and in the inexhaustibleness of them, for though such large treasures have been expended upon such numbers of persons, yet there is still the same quantity; and in the duration of them,...
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in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. New Living Translation So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.
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ἐν χρηστότητι ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ] is to be taken...
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7 NIV - Ephesians 2:7 in order that in the coming ages He...
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7 ESV - Ephesians 2:7 in order that in the coming ages He...
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The Exceeding Riches of Grace. “That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.”— Ephesians ii. 7. 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.
Ephesians 2:7. ESV so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. NIV in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
ἐν χρηστότητι ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ] is to be taken together, and the instrumental ἐν indicates by what God will manifest the exceeding great riches of His grace in the ages to come, by kindness towards us in Christ Jesus, i.e. by means of the fact that He shows Himself gracious towards us, of which ...
May 20, 2015 · Anything that distorts God’s grace and the unmerited nature of it is inconsistent with its essence and what He wants people to know about how He operates. The emphasis is not on simply God’s grace, or the riches of His grace, but the “exceeding” riches of His grace. The word “exceeding” means surpassing or super grace.
It is 'His kindness towards us' by which 'to the ages to come,' is made known the exceeding riches of grace, and that kindness can be best estimated by thinking what we were, namely, dead in trespasses and sins; what we are, namely, quickened together in Christ; raised up with Him, and with Him made to sit in heavenly places, as the immediately ...
