Ephesians 2:4 Cross References - Lamsa

⁴ But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,

⁷⁸ Through the mercy and kindness of our God; whereby we shall be visited by a ray from above,

¹⁴ Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of man is ready to be lifted up; ¹⁵ So that every man who believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. ¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he even gave his only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world, to condemn the world; but that the world should be saved by him.

⁴ Do you stand against the riches of his goodness and forbearance, and the opportunity which he has given you, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

⁸ God has here manifested his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

²⁰ The introduction of the law caused sin to increase, and when sin had increased, grace became abundant. ²¹ Just as sin had reigned through death, so grace shall reign through righteousness unto eternal life by our LORD Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ For he said to Moses also, I will have mercy on him whom I love, and I will have compassion on him whom I favor. ¹⁶ Therefore, it is not within reach of him who wishes, nor within the reach of him who runs, but it is within the reach of the merciful God.

²³ But he poured his mercy upon the favored vessels, which were prepared for the glory of God.

¹² And in this, it does not discriminate between the Jews and the Syrians: for the same LORD over all is rich unto all who call upon him.

⁷ In him we have salvation, and in his blood, forgiveness of sins, according to the richness of his grace;

⁷ In the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Jesus Christ.

⁸ Even to me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ:

¹³ But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, my brethren beloved of our LORD, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through holiness of the Spirit and through a true faith:

¹⁴ Now the grace of our LORD has become abundant in me, as well as my faith and love in Jesus Christ.

⁹ Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own will and his grace, which was given us in Jesus Christ before the world began,

⁴ But after the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour was manifested, ⁵ Not so much by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; ⁶ Which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour, ⁷ That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs to the hope of eternal life.

³ Blessed be God, the Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, who by his abundant mercy has again renewed us spiritually to a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

¹⁰ Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that God loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. ¹¹ My beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. ¹² No man has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us; ¹³ Hereby we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. ¹⁴ And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world. ¹⁵ Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. ¹⁶ And we have believed and have known the love that God has for us. God is love; and he who dwells in love, abides in God. ¹⁷ Herein is his love made perfect in us, so that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. ¹⁸ There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear: because fear is tormenting. He who fears is not made perfect in love. ¹⁹ We love God because he first loved us.