Webbut god, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with christ, (by grace ye are saved;) and hath. Webin ephesians 2:4, the apostle paul writes, “but god, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us” (esv). The word but signals an. Webbut because of his great love for us, god, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.