EPH 2:5 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) so although we were dead as a result of our disobedience, he make us alive along with the messiah. Yes, we have been saved by God’s grace.

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT and we being dead in the trespasses, he made us alive together in Christ—by grace you have been saved—

UST God loved us so much that even when we were spiritually dead and constantly sinning, he made us alive by joining us to the Messiah. Remember, when God saved you from being spiritually dead, he was being very kind to you in a way that you did not deserve.

BSB made [us] alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. [It is] by grace you have been saved!

BLB made us alive with Christ even we being dead in trespasses--by grace you are saved--

AICNT even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ, – by grace you have been saved –

OEB even though we were dead because of our offences, gave life to us in giving life to the Christ. (By God’s loving kindness you have been saved.)

WEBBE even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

WMBB even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Messiah—by grace you have been saved—

NET even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you are saved! –

LSV even being dead in the trespasses, made us alive together with the Christ (by grace you are saved),

FBV even while we were dead in our sins, has made us alive together with Christ. Trusting in him has saved you!

TCNT made us alive together with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses—by grace you have been saved.

T4T As a result, even when we were ◄spiritually dead/as unable to please God as a corpse [MET] is► because we were habitually sinning, he enabled us to receive spiritual/eternal life because of our relationship with Christ. Do not forget this: It is only because God has acted so kindly toward you, in a way that you did not deserve, that you are saved {that he saved you} from the guilt of your sin

LEB and we being dead in trespasses, he made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved),

BBE Even when we were dead through our sins, gave us life together with Christ (by grace you have salvation),

Moff he made us live together with Christ (it is by grace you have been saved);

Wymth caused us, dead though we were through our offences, to live with Christ—it is by grace that you have been saved—

ASV even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved),

DRA Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together in Christ, (by whose grace you are saved,)

YLT even being dead in the trespasses, did make us to live together with the Christ, (by grace ye are having been saved,)

Drby (we too being dead in offences,) has quickened us with the Christ, (ye are saved by grace,)

RV even when we were dead through our trespasses, quickened us together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved),
(even when we were dead through our trespasses, quickened us together with Christ (by grace have ye/you_all been saved), )

SLT And we being dead in faults, he made alive together with Christ, (by grace are ye saved;)

Wbstr Even when we were dead in sins, hath made us alive together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

KJB-1769 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
(Even when we were dead in sins, hath/has quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye/you_all are saved;) )

KJB-1611 Euen when wee were dead in sinnes, hath quickned vs together with Christ, (by grace ye are saued)
(Even when we were dead in sins, hath/has quickned us together with Christ, (by grace ye/you_all are saved))

Bshps Euen when we were dead by sinnes, hath quickned vs together with Christ, by grace are ye saued:
(Even when we were dead by sins, hath/has quickned us together with Christ, by grace are ye/you_all saved:)

Gnva Euen when we were dead by sinnes, hath quickened vs together in Christ, by whose grace ye are saued,
(Even when we were dead by sins, hath/has quickened us together in Christ, by whose grace ye/you_all are saved, )

Cvdl eue wha we were deed in synnes, hath quyckened vs in Christ ( for by grace are ye saued)
(eve/even what we were deed in sins, hath/has quickened us in Christ ( for by grace are ye/you_all saved))

TNT even when we were deed by synne hath quickened vs together in Christ (for by grace are ye saved)
(even when we were deed by sin hath/has quickened us together in Christ (for by grace are ye/you_all saved) )

Wycl yhe, whanne we weren deed in synnes, quikenede vs togidere in Crist, bi whos grace ye ben sauyd, and ayen reiside togidere,
(yea/yes, when we were deed in sins, quick/alivenede us together in Christ, by whose grace ye/you_all been saved, and again raised together,)

Luth da wir tot waren in den Sünden, hat er uns samt Christo lebendig gemacht (denn aus Gnaden seid ihr selig worden)
(there we/us dead were in the sins(n), has he us/to_us/ourselves together_with Christo lively/alive made (because/than out_of grace are you(pl)/their/her blessed been))

ClVg et cum essemus mortui peccatis, convivificavit nos in Christo (cujus gratia estis salvati),[fn]
(and when/with we_would_be dead sins, convivificavit us in/into/on to_Christ/Messiah (cuyus grace you_are saved), )

2.5 Convivificavit nos. Vel nos Judæos similiter et vos gentiles, et hoc est: cujus gratia vos gentes estis salvatæ. Et utrosque conresuscitavit.

2.5 Convivificavit us. Or us Yudahos likewise and you(pl) Gentiles, and this it_is: whose grace you(pl) people/nations you_are savetæ. And utrosque conresuscitavit.

UGNT καὶ ὄντας ἡμᾶς νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν, συνεζωοποίησεν ἐν Χριστῷ (χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι),
(kai ontas haʸmas nekrous tois paraptōmasin, sunezōopoiaʸsen en Ⱪristōi (ⱪariti este sesōismenoi),)

SBL-GNT καὶ ὄντας ἡμᾶς νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν συνεζωοποίησεν τῷ Χριστῷ— χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι—
(kai ontas haʸmas nekrous tois paraptōmasin sunezōopoiaʸsen tōi Ⱪristōi— ⱪariti este sesōismenoi—)

RP-GNT καὶ ὄντας ἡμᾶς νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν συνεζῳοποίησεν τῷ χριστῷ - χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι -
(kai ontas haʸmas nekrous tois paraptōmasin sunezōiopoiaʸsen tōi ⱪristōi - ⱪariti este sesōismenoi -)

TC-GNT καὶ ὄντας ἡμᾶς νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασι συνεζῳοποίησε τῷ Χριστῷ—χάριτί ἐστε σεσῳσμένοι—
(kai ontas haʸmas nekrous tois paraptōmasi sunezōiopoiaʸse tōi Ⱪristōi—ⱪariti este sesōismenoi— )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN 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.

2:5–6

In 2:5–6, Paul used three Greek verbs. These verbs describe three events that happen to us as we are “together with Christ”:

God made us alive together with Christ,
God raised us up together with Christ,
God caused us to sit/rule together with Christ in heaven.

There are at least two ways to interpret these events:

Paul was speaking metaphorically. He compared what God does for us believers spiritually with what he did to Christ physically. These events happen when people trust in Christ.
Paul was speaking literally. God will one day resurrect believers just as he resurrected Christ. These events are in the future and will happen when Christ returns, but Paul speaks of them as already having happened.

The discussion below follows interpretation (1).

2:5a

made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses.

he made us alive with Christ. He did this when we were dead to God because we had disobeyed God.
when we were like dead people because of our sins, God gave us a new/spiritual life just as he gave Christ a new life.

made us alive with Christ: The clause made us alive with Christ is a metaphor. It refers to a Christian’s spiritual life. When we believe in Christ, God gives us a new, spiritual life just as he gave Christ a new life.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

brought us to life with Christ (GNT)

gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead (NLT)

God gave us Christ and we live through/because of him

when we were dead in our trespasses: As in 2:1, the word dead is a metaphor and refers to spiritual death. The word trespasses is a synonym of “sin.” So the phrase means that “because of our sins, we were like dead people.”

In many languages, it is better to translate this as a simile. For example:

we were like dead people

it was as if we were dead

In some languages, it may be necessary to make the point of comparison explicit. For example:

we were as unable to please God as a dead person is unable to please God

trespasses: As stated above, the word trespasses means “sins.”

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

sins (NLT)

disobedience (GNT)

the things we did against God (NCV)

2:5b

It is by grace you have been saved!

It is because of God’s grace that you^(plur) have been saved.
God saved you^(plur) from being punished because he is kind/generous.

It is by grace: The BSB has supplied the words It is to emphasize the word grace here. Try to keep this emphasis in your translation.

grace: Here grace means “showing kindness or generosity to someone.”

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

special favor (NLT96)

wonderful kindness (CEV)

See how you translated grace in 1:2, 1:6a, and 1:7c. Also see grace, Meaning 2 in the Glossary.

you have been saved!: This is a passive form. If your language would not use a passive verb here, you may need to say:

God saved you^(plur)

saved!: To be saved means to be rescued from danger. In this case, God is rescuing believers from the spiritual danger of being punished for their sins. See save, Word 1, in the Glossary for more information.

Parallel EPH 2:5

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

Paragraph 2:4–10

2:5–6

2:5a

2:5b