“Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)”
It is by grace you have been saved — the parenthetical declaration sōzō ('saved') through charis ('grace') establishes the mode of salvation as purely the gift-action of God, not earned or merited, a principle Paul will emphasize through the exclusion of works.
Church Fathers on Ephesians 2:5
“Even when we were dead through our trespasses He quickened us together with Christ.” Again is Christ introduced, and it is a matter well worthy of our belief, because if the Firstfruits live, so do we also. He has quickened both Him, and us. Do you see that all this is said of Christ incarnate? Beholdest thou “the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe?” Ephesians 1:19 Them that were dead, them that were children of wrath, them has he quickened. Beholdest…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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