Ephesians 2:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you -- of God the gift,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τῇ γὰρ χάριτί ἐστε σεσωσμένοι διὰ τῆς πίστεως· καὶ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐξ ὑμῶν: Θεοῦ τὸ δῶρον:

Transliteration

For the chariti you are sesōsmenoi through the pisteōs; and this not from you: of Theou the dōron

Grammar Details

• *chariti*: dative singular feminine - grace/favor
• *sesōsmenoi*: perfect passive participle, nominative plural masculine - having been saved
• *pisteōs*: genitive singular feminine - faith/belief/trust
• *Theou*: genitive singular masculine - God
• *dōron*: nominative singular neuter - gift/present

Word Meanings

• *chariti*: grace/favor/kindness
• *sesōsmenoi*: having been saved/rescued/delivered
• *pisteōs*: faith/belief/trust/faithfulness
• *dōron*: gift/present/offering

Referenced Verses

• Eph 2:5 : 5 even being dead in the trespasses, did make us to live together with the Christ, (by grace ye are having been saved,)
• Rom 3:22-26 : 22 and the righteousness of God `is' through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those believing, -- for there is no difference, 23 for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God -- 24 being declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that `is' in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God did set forth a mercy seat, through the faith in his blood, for the shewing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the bygone sins in the forbearance of God -- 26 for the shewing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who `is' of the faith of Jesus.
• Rom 4:16 : 16 Because of this `it is' of faith, that `it may be' according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which `is' of the law only, but also to that which `is' of the faith of Abraham,
• Jas 1:16-18 : 16 Be not led astray, my brethren beloved; 17 every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning; 18 having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
• Acts 16:31 : 31 and they said, `Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved -- thou and thy house;'
• Rom 10:9-9 : 9 that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved, 10 for with the heart doth `one' believe to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;
• Mark 16:16 : 16 he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.
• John 1:12-13 : 12 but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God -- to those believing in his name, 13 who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.
• John 6:37 : 37 all that the Father doth give to me will come unto me; and him who is coming unto me, I may in no wise cast without,
• John 6:44 : 44 no one is able to come unto me, if the Father who sent me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day;
• Luke 7:50 : 50 and he said unto the woman, `Thy faith have saved thee, be going on to peace.'
• John 5:24 : 24 `Verily, verily, I say to you -- He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life.
• John 6:27-29 : 27 work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal -- `even' God.' 28 They said therefore unto him, `What may we do that we may work the works of God?' 29 Jesus answered and said to them, `This is the work of God, that ye may believe in him whom He did send.'
• John 3:36 : 36 he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.'
• John 4:10 : 10 Jesus answered and said to her, `If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.'
• Gal 3:14 : 14 that to the nations the blessing of Abraham may come in Christ Jesus, that the promise of the Spirit we may receive through the faith.
• Gal 3:22 : 22 but the Writing did shut up the whole under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those believing.
• Eph 2:10 : 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.
• John 6:35 : 35 And Jesus said to them, `I am the bread of the life; he who is coming unto me may not hunger, and he who is believing in me may not thirst -- at any time;
• Acts 13:39 : 39 and from all things from which ye were not able in the law of Moses to be declared righteous, in this one every one who is believing is declared righteous;
• Acts 14:27 : 27 and having come and gathered together the assembly, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He did open to the nations a door of faith;
• John 6:65 : 65 and he said, `Because of this I have said to you -- No one is able to come unto me, if it may not have been given him from my Father.'
• John 3:14-18 : 14 `And as Moses did lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up, 15 that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during, 16 for God did so love the world, that His Son -- the only begotten -- He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. 17 For God did not send His Son to the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him; 18 he who is believing in him is not judged, but he who is not believing hath been judged already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
• Col 2:12 : 12 being buried with him in the baptism, in which also ye rose with `him' through the faith of the working of God, who did raise him out of the dead.
• Rom 10:17 : 17 so then the faith `is' by a report, and the report through a saying of God,
• 1 John 5:10-12 : 10 He who is believing in the Son of God, hath the testimony in himself; he who is not believing God, a liar hath made Him, because he hath not believed in the testimony that God hath testified concerning His Son; 11 and this is the testimony, that life age-during did God give to us, and this -- the life -- is in His Son; 12 he who is having the Son, hath the life; he who is not having the Son of God -- the life he hath not.
• 2 Thess 1:9 : 9 who shall suffer justice -- destruction age-during -- from the face of the Lord, and from the glory of his strength,
• Eph 1:19 : 19 and what the exceeding greatness of His power to us who are believing, according to the working of the power of His might,
• Rom 10:14 : 14 How then shall they call upon `him' in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe `on him' of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching?
• Rom 4:5 : 5 and to him who is not working, and is believing upon Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned -- to righteousness:
• John 6:40 : 40 and this is the will of Him who sent me, that every one who is beholding the Son, and is believing in him, may have life age-during, and I will raise him up in the last day.'
• Acts 15:7-9 : 7 and there having been much disputing, Peter having risen up said unto them, `Men, brethren, ye know that from former days, God among us did make choice, through my mouth, for the nations to hear the word of the good news, and to believe; 8 and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us, 9 and did put no difference also between us and them, by the faith having purified their hearts;
• Matt 16:17 : 17 And Jesus answering said to him, `Happy art thou, Simon Bar-Jona, because flesh and blood did not reveal `it' to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.
• Phil 1:29 : 29 because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;
• 1 Pet 1:5 : 5 who, in the power of God are being guarded, through faith, unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time,
• Acts 16:14 : 14 and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;