Ephesians 2:5

Even when we were dead in sins,.... See Gill on Eph 2:1.

Hath quickened us together with Christ: which may be understood either of regeneration, when a soul that is dead in a moral or spiritual…

Even when we were dead in sins - notes, Eph 2:1; compare Rom 5:8. The construction here is, “God, who is rich in mercy, on account of the great love which he bare unto us, even being dead in sin, hath…

Even when we were dead in sins - Dead in our souls; dead towards God; dead in law; and exposed to death eternal,

Hath quickened us together with Christ - God has given us as complete a resurrection…

Here the apostle begins his account of the glorious change that was wrought in them by converting grace, where observe,

I. By whom, and in what manner, it was brought about and effected. 1.…

dead in sins Better, in respect of our trespasses. See on Eph 2:1 the construction is the same.

hath quickened Did quicken, i.e., bring from death to life; ideally, when our Lord and Head rose to…