1 And you did he make alive, when ye were G1510 dead νεκροὺς nekrous G3498 through your trespasses G3900 and sins ἁμαρτίαις hamartiais G266 , 2 wherein ye once ποτε pote G4218 walked περιεπατήσατε periepatēsate G4043 according κατὰ kata G2596 to the course of this world κόσμου kosmou G2889 , according κατὰ kata G2596 to the prince G758 of the powers G1849 of the air ἀέρος, aeros G109 , of the spirit πνεύματος pneumatos G4151 that now νῦν nun G3568 worketh in the sons υἱοῖς huiois G5207 of disobedience ἀπειθείας, apeitheias G543 ; 6 and raised us up with him , and made us to sit with him in the heavenly ἐπουρανίοις epouraniois G2032 places, in Christ Χριστῷ Christō G5547 Jesus Ἰησοῦ, Iēsou G2424 : 7 that in the ages αἰῶσιν aiōsin G165 to come G1904 he might show ἐνδείξηται endeixētai G1731 the exceeding riches πλοῦτος ploutos G4149 of his grace χάριτος charitos G5485 in kindness χρηστότητι chrēstotēti G5544 toward us in Christ Χριστῷ Christō G5547 Jesus Ἰησοῦ.¶ Iēsou G2424 : 9 not of works ἔργων, ergōn G2041 , that no man should glory . 10 For we are G1510 his workmanship , created in Christ Χριστῷ Christō G5547 Jesus Ἰησοῦ Iēsou G2424 for good ἀγαθοῖς agathois G18 works ἔργοις ergois G2041 , which God θεός, theos G2316 afore prepared that we should walk περιπατήσωμεν.¶ peripatēsōmen G4043 in them . 11 Wherefore remember μνημονεύετε mnēmoneuete G3421 , that once G4218 ye, the Gentiles ἔθνη ethnē G1484 in the flesh σαρκί, sarki G4561 , who are called Uncircumcision ἀκροβυστία akrobustia G203 by that which is called Circumcision περιτομῆς peritomēs G4061 , in the flesh σαρκὶ sarki G4561 , made by hands χειροποιήτου, cheiropoiētou G5499 ; 12 that ye were G1510 at that time καιρῷ kairō G2540 separate from Christ Χριστοῦ Christou G5547 , alienated from the commonwealth of Israel Ἰσραὴλ Israēl G2474 , and strangers ξένοι xenoi G3581 from the covenants διαθηκῶν diathēkōn G1242 of the promise ἐπαγγελίας, epangelias G1860 , having no hope ἐλπίδα elpida G1680 and without God in the world κόσμῳ· kosmō G2889 . 15 having abolished G2673 in his flesh G4561 the enmity, even the law νόμον nomon G3551 of commandments ἐντολῶν entolōn G1785 contained in ordinances ; that he might create in himself of the two δύο duo G1417 one ἕνα hena G1520 new καινὸν kainon G2537 man ἄνθρωπον anthrōpon G444 , so ἵνα ina G2443 making G4160 peace εἰρήνην, eirēnēn G1515 ; 16 and might reconcile ἀποκαταλλάξῃ apokatallaxē G604 them both in one ἑνὶ heni G1520 body σώματι sōmati G4983 unto God θεῷ theō G2316 through the cross σταυροῦ staurou G4716 , having slain the enmity thereby: 17 and he came ἐλθὼν elthōn G2064 and preached peace εἰρήνην eirēnēn G1515 to you that were far μακρὰν makran G3112 off , and peace εἰρήνην eirēnēn G1515 to them that were nigh: 18 for through him we both have our access προσαγωγὴν prosagōgēn G4318 in one ἑνὶ heni G1520 Spirit πνεύματι pneumati G4151 unto the Father πατέρα.¶ patera G3962 . 19 So then ye are G1510 no more strangers ξένοι xenoi G3581 and sojourners, but ye are G1510 fellow-citizens with the saints ἁγίων hagiōn G40 , and of the household οἰκεῖοι oikeioi G3609 of God θεοῦ theou G2316 , 21 in whom each several building οἰκοδομὴ oikodomē G3619 , fitly framed together , groweth into a holy ἅγιον hagion G40 temple ναὸν naon G3485 in the Lord κυρίῳ, kuriō G2962 ; 22 in whom ye also καὶ kai G2532 are builded together for a habitation of God θεοῦ theou G2316 in the Spirit πνεύματι.¶ pneumati G4151 . ← Ephesians 1 Ephesians 3 → Commentaries on Ephesians 2 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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