The Amplified Bible and "Free Grace"

1965 Amplified Bible

Did you know that the Amplified Bible Classic Edition (1965) contains the phrase "free grace" in Ephesians 2:8? I just noticed it today; it's interesting to find a version of the Bible that uses the phrase "free grace". 

But then I did a little more research and I found out that the word "free" in Ephesians 2:8 was removed in the Amplified Bible Updated Edition (2015); it says "grace" but not "free grace". Personally, I like the phrase "free grace" and I'm glad that the Amplified Bible I have is the Classic Edition that says "free grace"! 

Here's a comparison of Ephesians 2:8-9 in the Amplified Bible Classic Edition and in the Updated Edition:

Ephesians 2:8-9

Amplified Bible, 1965, 1987 Classic Edition (AMPC): 

"For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God; Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law’s demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.]" 

 Ephesians 2:8-9

Amplified Bible, 2015 Updated Edition (AMP): 

"For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation]."