Ephesians 2:4
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,”
ἀγαπάω
Not the love of emotion or feeling — this is the love of will and choice. God did not love the world because it was loveable. He loved it because that is who He is. Agapao is love that gives everything without expecting anything back.
θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ἔλεος
Mercy
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ἔλεος
Mercy, compassion, pity. Eleos. His mercy endures forever. Mercy is God withholding what we deserve. It is the companion of grace which gives what we do not deserve.
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ὅς
with which
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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πολύς
great
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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διά
because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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πλούσιος
Rich
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πλούσιος
wealthy; figuratively, abounding with
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εἰμί
being
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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