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Ephesians 2:10 — King James Version← Study notes

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.


Ephesians 2:10Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 2:1019 words
GreekMeaning
αὐτοῦautou
Of HimpronounG846
γάρgar
forwordG1063
ἐσμενesmen
we areverbG1510
ποίημαpoiēma
workmanshipnounG4161
κτισθέντεςktisthentes
having been createdverbG2936
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ΧριστῷChristō
ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
ἐπὶepi
forprepositionG1909
ἔργοιςergois
worksnounG2041
ἀγαθοῖςagathois
goodadjectiveG18
οἷςhois
whichrelative pronounG3739
προητοίμασενproētoimasen
prepared beforehandverbG4282
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
αὐτοῖςautois
thempronounG846
περιπατήσωμενperipatēsōmen
we may walkverbG4043
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 2:10

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.” Observe the words he uses. He here alludes to the regeneration, which is in reality a second creation. We have been brought from non-existence into being. As to what we were before, that is, the old man, we are dead. What we are now become, before, we were not. Truly then is this work a creation, yea, and more noble than the first; for from that one, we…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 4 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Elena PetrovaNote3mo ago
Crafted for Good Works Before Time
I spent forty years working in architecture, designing buildings meant to serve communities. Reading this verse late in life, I realized that Paul is describing something similar—that God has crafted ...
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