to impart it to others; so rich that he can make all blessed. For his great love. That is, his great love was the reason why he had compassion upon us. It is not that we had any claim or deserved his favour; but it is, that God had for man original and eternal love, and that love led to the gift of a Saviour, and to the bestowment of salvation. 5. Even when we were dead in sins. Notes, ver. 1; comp. Rom. 5:8. The construction here is, “God, who is rich in mercy, on account of the great love which