Ephesians 2
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Ephesians 2

1And youdid he make alive, when ye wereG1510 deadG3498 through your trespassesG3900 and sinsG266, 2wherein ye onceG4218 walkedG4043 accordingG2596 to the course of this worldG2889, accordingG2596 to the princeG758 of the powersG1849 of the airG109, of the spiritG4151 that nowG3568 worketh in the sonsG5207 of disobedienceG543; 3among whom we alsoG2532 all onceG4218 lived in the lustsG1939 of our fleshG4561, doing the desiresG1939 of the fleshG4561 and of the mindG1271, and wereG1510 by natureG5449 childrenG5043 of wrathG3709, evenG2532 as the restG3062:— 4but GodG2316, beingG1510 richG4145 in mercyG1656, for his greatG4183 loveG26 wherewith he lovedG25 us, 5evenG2532 when we wereG1510 deadG3498 through our trespassesG3900, made us aliveG4806 together with ChristG5547 (by graceG5485 have ye beenG1510 savedG4982), 6and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenlyG2032 places, in ChristG5547 JesusG2424: 7that in the agesG165 to comeG1904 he might showG1731 the exceeding richesG4149 of his graceG5485 in kindnessG5544 toward us in ChristG5547 JesusG2424: 8for by graceG5485 have ye beenG1510 savedG4982 through faithG4102; and that not of yourselvesG4771, it isG1510 the giftG1435 of GodG2316; 9not of worksG2041, that no man should glory. 10For we areG1510 his workmanship, created in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 for goodG18 worksG2041, which GodG2316 afore prepared that we should walkG4043 in them.

11Wherefore rememberG3421, that onceG4218 ye, the GentilesG1484 in the fleshG4561, who are called UncircumcisionG203 by that which is called CircumcisionG4061, in the fleshG4561, made by handsG5499; 12that ye wereG1510 at that timeG2540 separate from ChristG5547, alienated from the commonwealth of IsraelG2474, and strangersG3581 from the covenantsG1242 of the promiseG1860, having no hopeG1680 and without God in the worldG2889. 13But nowG1161 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 ye that onceG4218 wereG1510 farG3112 off areG1510 made nigh in the bloodG129 of ChristG5547. 14For he isG1510 our peaceG1515, who madeG4160 both oneG1520, and brake down the middle wall of partition, 15having abolishedG2673 in his fleshG4561 the enmity, even the lawG3551 of commandmentsG1785 contained in ordinances; that he might create in himself of the twoG1417 oneG1520 newG2537 manG444, soG2443 makingG4160 peaceG1515; 16and might reconcileG604 them both in oneG1520 bodyG4983 unto GodG2316 through the crossG4716, having slain the enmity thereby: 17and he cameG2064 and preached peaceG1515 to you that were farG3112 off, and peaceG1515 to them that were nigh: 18for through him we both have our accessG4318 in oneG1520 SpiritG4151 unto the FatherG3962. 19So then ye areG1510 no more strangersG3581 and sojourners, but ye areG1510 fellow-citizens with the saintsG40, and of the householdG3609 of GodG2316, 20beingG1510 builtG2026 upon the foundationG2310 of the apostlesG652 and prophetsG4396, ChristG5547 JesusG2424 himself beingG1510 the chief corner stone; 21in whom each several buildingG3619, fitly framed together, groweth into a holyG40 templeG3485 in the LordG2962; 22in whom ye alsoG2532 are builded together for a habitation of GodG2316 in the SpiritG4151.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain