Ephesians 2:5 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
even being dead in the trespasses, did make us to live together with the Christ, (by grace ye are having been saved,)
English ASV
even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved),
English Amplified
Even when we were dead (slain) by [our own] shortcomings and trespasses, He made us alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; [He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the same new life with which He quickened Him, for] it is by grace (His favor and mercy which you did not deserve) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation).
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Even when we were dead (slain) by [our own] shortcomings and trespasses, He made us alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; [He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the same new life with which He quickened Him, for] it is by grace (His favor and mercy which you did not deserve) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation).
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
(we too being dead in offences,) has quickened us with the Christ, (ye are saved by grace,)
English EASY 2024
Because of our sins, we were dead in our spirits. But God gave us a new life, because we are united with Christ. Yes, God has saved you because he is so kind.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
We were spiritually dead because of all we had done against him. But he gave us new life together with Christ. (You have been saved by God's grace. )
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ- by grace you have been saved-
English GNT (Good News Translation)
that while we were spiritually dead in our disobedience he brought us to life with Christ. It is by God's grace that you have been saved.
English God's Word - GW 1995
We were dead because of our failures, but he made us alive together with Christ. (It is God's kindness that saved you.)
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in trespasses. By grace you are saved!
English KJV 1611
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
English LSB
even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
even when we were dead in sins, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
even when we were dead in our transgressions, brought us to life with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ — by grace you are saved! —
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
So he gave us new life because of what Christ has done. He gave us life even when we were dead in sin. God's grace has saved you.
English NIV
made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved.
English NKJ 1982
even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
English NLT
that even while we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's special favor that you have been saved!)
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ-- by grace you have been saved--
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Even when we were dead and doomed in our many sins, he united us into the very life of Christ and saved us by his wonderful grace!
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
that even though we were spiritually dead and doomed by our sins, he gave us back our lives again when he raised Christ from the dead—only by his undeserved favor have we ever been saved—
English Tyndale 1537
even when we were dead by sin, hath quickened us with(together in) Christ (For by grace are ye saved)