Ephesians 2:8-9
NIV
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.
Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
7 Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose trust is the Lord. 8 For he will be like a tree planted by the water That extends its roots by a stream, And does not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will…
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people, who have been made in the likeness of God; from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way.
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus,