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, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• Eph 1:7in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
• Ps 86:15But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.
• Titus 3:4–7But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,
• Rom 5:8But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
• Eph 2:7that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;
• Ps 145:8Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
• Rom 10:12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.
• John 3:14–17As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
• 1 Tim 1:14The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
• Ps 103:8–11Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.
• Deut 7:7–8Yahweh didn’t set his love on you, nor choose you, because you were more in number than any people; for you were the fewest of all peoples:
• Jer 31:3Yahweh appeared of old to me, saying, “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.
• 1 Jn 4:10–19In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
• Ps 86:5For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
• Neh 9:17and refused to obey. They weren’t mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them.
• Exod 34:6–7Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,
• Rom 2:4Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
• Rom 9:23and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
• 2 Tim 1:9who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
• Ezek 16:6–8“‘“When I passed by you, and saw you wallowing in your blood, I said to you, ‘Though you are in your blood, live!’ Yes, I said to you, ‘Though you are in your blood, live!’
• Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn from on high will visit us,
• 2 Th 2:13But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;
• Deut 9:5–6Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your heart, do you go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you, and that he may establish the word which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
• Eph 3:8To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
• Mic 7:18–20Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
• Jonah 4:2He prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Please, Yahweh, wasn’t this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.
• Ps 51:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
• Rom 9:15–16For he said to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
• Isa 55:6–8Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.
• Dan 9:9To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him;
• Exod 33:19He said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim Yahweh’s name before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.”
• Rom 5:20–21The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;

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