ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Ephesians 2.7-9

Book: Ephesians · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV (ASV)

"5. even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved), 6. and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus:"

"7. that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus: 8. for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9. not of works, that no man should glory."

"10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them. 11. Wherefore remember, that once ye, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called Circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands;" (Ephesians 2:5-11, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"5. even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6. and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,"

"7. that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in 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, that no one would boast."

"10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them. 11. Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “uncircumcision” by that which is called “circumcision”, (in the flesh, made by hands);" (Ephesians 2:5-11, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"5. Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) by: or, by whose grace 6. And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:"

"7. That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, lest any man should boast."

"10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. ordained: or, prepared 11. Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;" (Ephesians 2:5-11, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"5. even being dead in the trespasses, did make us to live together with the Christ, (by grace ye are having been saved,) 6. and did raise [us] up together, and did seat [us] together in the heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus,"

"7. that He might show, in the ages that are coming, the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus, 8. for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you, of God the gift, 9. not of works, that no one may boast;"

"10. for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk. 11. Wherefore, remember, that ye [were] once the nations in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that called Circumcision in the flesh made by hands," (Ephesians 2:5-11, YLT)

Setting

  • Speaker: Paul the Apostle (imprisonment)
  • Audience: Christian believers in Ephesus (and circular to other Asian churches)
  • Location: composed during Roman imprisonment
  • Time period: composed c. AD 60-62

Theological reading

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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