1 You were once dead because of your trespasses and sins.

2 You once walked according to the course of this world, according to the ruler of the power authority and jurisdiction of the air, the spirit that is now active in the sons of disobedience.

3 We all once lived in the lust of our flesh, indulging the desires lusts of the flesh and of the mind. We were by nature children of anger and violent passion, like everyone else.

4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ. For by grace loving-kindness you have been saved.

6 God raised us up with him and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places, with Christ Jesus.

7 So in the ages to come he, with Christ Jesus, might show the exceeding surpassingexceptional riches of his grace with kindness toward us.

8 By grace Greek: charis, divine favor, loving-kindness you have been saved through faith. It is not from you. It is the gift from God!

9 It is not the result of works. So no man should boast.