Ephesians 2:4
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,”
ἔλεος
God's overflowing compassion that held back the punishment we earned, and it's not a trickle — the verse says he is rich in it, meaning there's no shortage when it comes to us.
πλούσιος
Rich
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πλούσιος
God's mercy isn't rationed or running low — it's an overflowing abundance he lavishes without hesitation on those he loves.
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ἀγαπάω
Love
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ἀγαπάω
God's love here isn't a reaction to anything good He saw in us — it's a deliberate, all-in choice He made simply because of who He is.
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θεός
God
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θεός
The one who acts here is not a distant force or abstract ideal, but a personal being who chooses to love and intervene — and whose love is the entire reason this verse exists.
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εἰμί
being
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εἰμί
God's mercy and love aren't things he occasionally feels — they're part of who he fundamentally is, as constant and unshakeable as his own existence.
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διά
because of
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διά
God's great love isn't just a feeling he has toward us — it's the very reason, the driving force, behind everything he does for us.
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πολύς
great
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πολύς
God's love for us isn't measured out in small doses — it's an overflowing, excessive, can't-be-contained kind of love that goes far beyond what we could earn or expect.
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ὅς
with which
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ὅς
It points back to the immense love God loves us with — not a vague feeling, but the very same overflowing love that drove him straight toward us in our worst condition.
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μέ
us,
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μέ
In this verse, "us" quietly carries the weight of everyone who felt uncounted — God's love didn't land on an idea or a category, but on actual people, including the ones least expecting it.
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