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Ephesians 2:12-22

12thatyewereG1510atthattimeκαιρῷkairōG2540separatefromChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,alienatedfromthecommonwealthofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,andstrangersξένοιxenoiG3581fromthecovenantsδιαθηκῶνdiathēkōnG1242ofthepromiseἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860,havingnohopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680andwithoutGodintheworldκόσμῳ·kosmōG2889.

13ButnowG1161inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424yethatonceποτεpoteG4218wereG1510farμακρὰνmakranG3112offareG1510madenighinthebloodαἵματιaimatiG129ofChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

14ForheisG1510ourpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,whomadeG4160bothoneἓνhenG1520,andbrakedownthemiddlewallofpartition,

15havingabolishedG2673inhisfleshG4561theenmity,eventhelawνόμονnomonG3551ofcommandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785containedinordinances;thathemightcreateinhimselfofthetwoδύοduoG1417oneἕναhenaG1520newκαινὸνkainonG2537manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,soἵναinaG2443makingG4160peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515;

16andmightreconcileἀποκαταλλάξῃapokatallaxēG604thembothinoneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983untoGodθεῷtheōG2316throughthecrossσταυροῦstaurouG4716, having slaintheenmity thereby:

17andhecameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andpreachedpeaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515toyouthatwerefarμακρὰνmakranG3112off,andpeaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515tothem thatwerenigh:

18forthroughhimwebothhaveouraccessπροσαγωγὴνprosagōgēnG4318inoneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151untotheFatherπατέρα.¶pateraG3962.

19SothenyeareG1510nomorestrangersξένοιxenoiG3581andsojourners,butyeareG1510fellow-citizenswiththesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,andofthehouseholdοἰκεῖοιoikeioiG3609ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,

20beingὄντοςontosG1510builtG2026uponthefoundationθεμελίῳthemeliōG2310oftheapostlesG652andprophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396,ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424himselfbeingG1510thechiefcornerstone;

21inwhomeach severalbuildingοἰκοδομὴoikodomēG3619, fitly framedtogether, growethintoaholyἅγιονhagionG40templeναὸνnaonG3485intheLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962;

22inwhomyealsoκαὶkaiG2532arebuildedtogetherforahabitationofGodθεοῦtheouG2316intheSpiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

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