Ephesians 2:10 (GNV)

Passage

For we are his workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes, which God hath ordeined, that we should walke in them.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saued through faith, and that not of your selues: it is the gift of God,

Ephesians 2:9 Not of workes, least any man should boast himselfe.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes, which God hath ordeined, that we should walke in them.

Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, and called vncircumcision of them, which are called circumcision in the flesh, made with hands,

Ephesians 2:12 That ye were, I say, at that time without Christ, and were alients from the common wealth of Israel, and were strangers from the couenants of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in the world.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "created", "workemanship", "christ", "iesus", "vnto", "good", "workes", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "created" and "workemanship", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Not of workes least any man should..." into verse 11's "Wherefore remember that ye being in time...", so "created" and "workemanship" belong inside that flow. In Saved by Grace for Good Works, the local focus is grace, faith, new creation, and good works.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "created" and "workemanship" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.