Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Study Note
Study Note
The declaration 'for it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God' is the locus classicus for the Protestant doctrine of salvation by grace alone through faith alone. The grammar of 'this is the gift of God' is debated: does 'this' refer to grace, faith, or the whole complex of being saved? Verse 9 adds 'not by works, so that no one can boast,' completing the exclusion of all human contribution to the initiating act of salvation. Luther's rediscovery of this principle (sola gratia, sola fide) through Paul's letters was the theological engine of the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century.
Other Translations
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,
Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:
Cross References
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
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And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how …