Passages

Ephesians 2:8-9

New Testament

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Divinity Atlas. "Ephesians 2:8-9." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/passages/ephesians-2-8-9.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Ephesians 2:8-9. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/passages/ephesians-2-8-9

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@misc{divinityatlas-ephesians-2-8-9,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Ephesians 2:8-9},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/passages/ephesians-2-8-9},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The single clearest statement of salvation by grace in the New Testament, and the text the Reformation built on. Whether 'that' refers to the salvation or to the faith is grammatically open and doctrinally consequential.

Facts

Passage

Text

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God; not of works, that no man should glory. 1

Reference

Ephesians 2:8-9 1

Reference Scheme

Book, Chapter, Verse 1

Translation

The Holy Bible, American Standard Version 1

Translator

American Revision Committee 1

Meaning

Theme

grace and justification 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Concerns

Christianity

Justification by faith alone (sola fide)

Salvation by grace

Passage Of

New Testament

Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee

Sources

1. The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line text

American Revision Committee, eBible.org (digital edition), 1901Ephesians 2:8-9View the Source

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