Ephesians 2:1-10 NAS
And you were
dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according
to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the
air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.
Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging
the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of
wrath, even as the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, because of
His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our
transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been
saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places
in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing
riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by
grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it
is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may
boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in
them.
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