Ephesians 2:4

But God, rich in mercy and great in love, intervened. It marks the gospel's turning point from human ruin to divine grace.

Cross-references · 33

• 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• Eph 1:7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
• Ps 86:15But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
• Titus 3:4–7But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
• Rom 5:8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
• Eph 2:7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
• Ps 145:8The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
• Rom 10:12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
• John 3:14–17And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
• 1 Tim 1:14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
• Ps 103:8–11The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
• Deut 7:7–8The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
• Jer 31:3The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
• 1 Jn 4:10–19Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
• Ps 86:5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
• Neh 9:17And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
• Exod 34:6–7And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
• Rom 2:4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
• Rom 9:23And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
• 2 Tim 1:9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
• Ezek 16:6–8And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.
• Luke 1:78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
• 2 Th 2:13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
• Deut 9:5–6Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
• Eph 3:8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
• Mic 7:18–20Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
• Jonah 4:2And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
• Ps 51:1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
• Rom 9:15–16For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
• Isa 55:6–8Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
• Dan 9:9To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
• Exod 33:19And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
• Rom 5:20–21Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

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