Ephesians 2:8 (LSB)

Passage

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Nearby Context

Ephesians 2:6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

Ephesians 2:7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Ephesians 2:9 not of works, so that no one may boast.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "grace", "faith", "gift of God", "been", "through", and "yourselves". 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 "so that in the ages to come..." into verse 9's "not of works so that no one...", so "saved" and "grace" 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 "saved" and "grace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.