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Where is “By grace you have been saved through faith” in the Bible?

“By grace you have been saved through faith” is Ephesians 2:8. Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.

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It is Ephesians 2:8.

Yes, it is in the Bible.

Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.

The verse

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this does not come from you; it is God’s gift, not from works, so that nobody can boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9 · open the chapter →

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What it means there

Being saved is a gift from God, not pay for good behavior, so no one can boast. The next verse says what the good works are for: God made us to do them (Ephesians 2:10).

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Where is “By grace you have been saved through faith” in the Bible?

“By grace you have been saved through faith” is Ephesians 2:8. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.

Is “By grace you have been saved through faith” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Ephesians 2:8. In the Lumin Translation, Ephesians 2:8-9 reads: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this does not come from you; it is God’s gift, not from works, so that nobody can boast.”

Who said “By grace you have been saved through faith”?

Paul writes it to the church in Ephesus.

What does “By grace you have been saved through faith” mean in the Bible?

Being saved is a gift from God, not pay for good behavior, so no one can boast. The next verse says what the good works are for: God made us to do them (Ephesians 2:10).

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