Ephesians 2:8 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Ephesians 2:6 And hath raysed vs vp together, and made vs sit together in the heauenly places in Christ Iesus,

Ephesians 2:7 That he might shewe in the ages to come the exceeding riches of his grace, through his kindnesse toward vs in Christ Iesus.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "faith", "gift of God", "saued", "through", and "selues". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "That he might shewe in the ages..." into verse 9's "Not of workes least any man should...", so "grace" and "faith" 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 "grace" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.