Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
Parallel translations
- WEB whom he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Savior;
- BSB This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
- NKJV whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
- NASB whom He richly poured out upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior,
- NLT He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.
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Quick answer
God poured out the Holy Spirit on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior. It matters because the Spirit's renewing work flows abundantly to believers through Christ.
Overview
Continuing from verse 5, Paul describes the Spirit being 'poured out on us richly,' echoing Pentecost's lavish gift. This outpouring comes 'through Jesus Christ,' showing the Son as the channel of the Spirit. All three Persons of the Trinity are at work in this salvation: the Father saves, through the Son, by the Spirit.
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- Joel 2:28And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
- Rom 5:5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
- Acts 10:45And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
- Isa 44:3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
- Ezek 36:25Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
- Prov 1:23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
- John 16:7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
- John 1:16And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
- 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;
- Titus 1:4To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
- John 4:10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
- Rom 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
- John 7:37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
- John 14:16–17And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
- Isa 32:15Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
- Acts 2:33Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
- Eph 4:2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
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