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Berean Standard Bible

“But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,”

Ephesians 2:4

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Ephesians 2:1-3 paints a dark picture of human life apart from God: dead in trespasses and sins, following the ways of the world and the enemy, and by nature deserving wrath. The situation seems hopeless.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

World English Bible (WEB)

But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,

King James Version (KJV)

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

American Standard Version (ASV)

but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Empero Dios, que es rico en misericordia, por su mucho amor con que nos amó,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero Dios es tan rico en misericordia y nos amó tanto

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