4 But God, *Ps. 103:8–11; Rom. 10:12who is rich in mercy, because of His *John 3:16; 1 John 4:9, 10great love with which He loved us, 5 *Rom. 5:6, 8even when we were dead in trespasses, *(Rom. 6:4, 5)made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),