Ephesians 2:8 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you -- of God the gift,
English ASV
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
English Amplified
For it is by free grace (God's unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God;
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
For it is by free grace (God's unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God;
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift —
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
For ye are saved by grace, through faith; and this not of yourselves; it is God's gift:
English EASY 2024
When you believed in Jesus, God saved you because he is very kind. You could not save yourselves, but that is God's gift to you.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
I mean that you have been saved by grace because you believed. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
English GNT (Good News Translation)
For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.
English God's Word - GW 1995
God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God's gift--
English KJV 1611
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
English LSB
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves. It is the gift of God,
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God;
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
God's grace has saved you because of your faith in Christ. Your salvation doesn't come from anything you do. It is God's gift.
English NIV
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--
English NKJ 1982
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
English NLT
God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God--
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
For by grace you have been saved by faith. Nothing you did could ever earn this salvation, for it was the love gift from God that brought us to Christ!
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God—
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Because of his kindness, you have been saved through trusting Christ. And even trusting is not of yourselves; it too is a gift from God.
English Tyndale 1537
For by grace are ye made safe(saved) thorow faith, and that not of your selves: For it is the gift of God,