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Ephesians 1:7

What does Ephesians 1:7 mean?

A plain-English look at Ephesians 1:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Ephesians 1:7 means

In Christ we have redemption—liberation accomplished by a price paid—“through his blood.” Jesus’ sacrificial death secures our freedom from sin’s guilt and power. This redemption brings “the forgiveness of our trespasses,” releasing us from the debt we owe God. All of this is “according to the riches of his grace,” emphasizing that the measure of our salvation matches the abundance of God’s favor, not the poverty of our efforts. Believers do not merely hope for redemption; they possess it in Christ. The cross is central: our deliverance and pardon come through his blood, a costly and sufficient provision of divine grace.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of the trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of sins, according to the riches of his, grace,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace;

Context

Having spoken of grace in the Beloved (verse 6), Paul now details what that grace achieved: redemption and forgiveness through Christ’s blood. This anchors salvation in the historical work of Jesus. Verse 8 will add that God lavished this grace with wisdom and prudence, and verses 9–10 will reveal the broader plan God is unfolding in Christ. The progression moves from personal deliverance to cosmic purpose, showing that the cross is both the heart of individual salvation and the hinge of God’s universal renewal.

v.6to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:

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v.8which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 John 2:2

    and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

  • Ephesians 2:7

    that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus:

  • Daniel 9:24

    Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.

  • Hebrews 10:4

    For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins.

  • Psalms 130:4

    But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared.

  • Isaiah 43:25

    I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember thy sins.

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