EPH 2:9 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. οὐκ
2. ou
3. not
4. -
5. 37560
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128609
1. ἐξ
2. ek
3. from
4. from
5. 15370
6. P·······
7. from
8. from
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128610
1. ἔργων
2. ergon
3. works
4. -
5. 20410
6. N····GNP
7. works
8. works
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128611
1. ἵνα
2. hina
3. in order that
4. -
5. 24430
6. C·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128612
1. μή
2. mē
3. not
4. -
5. 33610
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128613
1. τὶς
2. tis
3. anyone
4. -
5. 51000
6. R····NMS
7. anyone
8. anyone
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128614
1. καυχήσηται
2. kauχaomai
3. may boast
4. -
5. 27440
6. VSAM3··S
7. ˓may˒ boast
8. ˓may˒ boast
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128615

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–10: God saved us by his grace

In this section Paul explained how the power of God, which he described in 1:19–20, changed the lives of the Ephesians. 2:1–3 describes their condition before they became believers. 2:4–10 describes the new life that God gave to them. Paul stressed that God has done many things for them because he is kind, so they should not be proud.

Here are some other examples for a heading for this section:

Made alive in Christ (NLT)

From Death to life (GNT, CEV)

God Saved Us Because of His Great Love for Us (GW)

Because God is loving and kind he saved us^(incl)

Paragraph 2:4–10

Remember that in 2:1–3, Paul was talking about the way people were before they trusted in Jesus. Now that they are believers, these things are no longer true. Make sure that this is clear in your translation.

2:9

not by works, so that no one can boast.

It is not the result of anyone’s own efforts, so no one can brag.
God did not save you because of any good thing you have done, so there is no reason for anyone to praise himself.
It is not the result of your own efforts, so no one can say, “God saved me because of my good works.”

not by works: The phrase not by works means almost the same thing as “this not from yourselves” (2:8b). Here, Paul is more specific and mentions works. God does not save you because of any good deeds or behavior you have done.

Here are some other ways this phrase has been translated:

your own efforts (GNT)

anything you’ve done (GW)

the good things we have done (NLT)

so that no one can boast: The word boast means “to talk or to brag about what you have done.”

Here is another way to translate this clause:

It’s not the result of anything you’ve done, so no one can brag about it. (GW)

General Comment on 2:9

In some languages, 2:9 may be more clearly expressed as a direct quote. For example:

So no one can boast and say, “God saved me because of my good behavior.”

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων, ἵνα μή τις καυχήσηται

not from works in_order_that not (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἵνα μή τὶς καυχήσηται)

Paul is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. You may want to start a new sentence here. Alternate translation: [Salvation does not come from works, so that no one may boast] or [God does not save a person because of what that person does, so no one can boast and say that he earned his salvation]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα

in_order_that

The connecting phrase so that introduces a goal relationship. The goal or purpose of God for saving believers by grace instead of by their works is that no person might boast, speaking as if they saved themselves.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. not
2. -
3. 37560
5. ou
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128609
1. from
2. from
3. 15370
5. ek
6. P-·······
7. from
8. from
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128610
1. works
2. -
3. 20410
5. ergon
6. N-····GNP
7. works
8. works
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128611
1. in order that
2. -
3. 24430
5. hina
6. C-·······
7. in_order_that
8. in_order_that
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128612
1. not
2. -
3. 33610
5. mē
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128613
1. anyone
2. -
3. 51000
5. tis
6. R-····NMS
7. anyone
8. anyone
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128614
1. may boast
2. -
3. 27440
5. kauχaomai
6. V-SAM3··S
7. ˓may˒ boast
8. ˓may˒ boast
9. -
10. Y64
11. 128615

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear EPH 2:9

SR Greek word order

Section 2:1–10: God saved us by his grace

Paragraph 2:4–10

2:9

General Comment on 2:9

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)