Berean Standard Bible

Ephesians 2

(Colossians 2:6–23)

1AndΚαὶKaiG2532youὑμᾶςhumasG4771wereὄνταςontasG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498inτοῖςtoisG3588yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771trespassesπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinG3900andκαὶkaiG2532ταῖςtaisG3588sinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266,

2inἐνenG1722whichαἷςhaisG3739you used to walkποτε περιεπατήσατεpote periepatēsateG4218 G4043when you conformed toκατὰkataG2596theτὸνtonG3588waysαἰῶναaiōnaG165of thisτούτου,toutouG3778τοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889andκατὰkataG2596of theτὸνtonG3588rulerἄρχονταarchontaG758of theτῆςtēsG3588powerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849of theτοῦtouG3588airἀέρος,aerosG109,theτοῦtouG3588spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151who isnowνῦνnunG3568τοῦtouG3588at workἐνεργοῦντοςenergountosG1754inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207τῆςtēsG3588of disobedienceἀπειθείας,apeitheiasG543.

3AllπάντεςpantesG3956of usG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532livedἀνεστράφημένanestraphēmenG390amongἐνenG1722themοἷςhoisG3739at one timeποτεpoteG4218,fulfillingἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588cravingsἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939of ourG1473τῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561andindulgingποιοῦντεςpoiountesG4160itsτὰtaG3588desiresθελήματαthelēmataG2307andκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588thoughtsδιανοιῶνdianoiōnG1271τῶνtōnG3588σαρκὸςsarkosG4561καὶkaiG2532καὶkaiG2532.LikeὡςhōsG5613theοἱhoiG3588restλοιποί.¶loipoiG3062,we wereἤμεθαēmethaG1510by natureφύσειphuseiG5449childrenτέκναteknaG5043of wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709.

4ButδὲdeG1161because ofδιὰdiaG1223HisαὐτοῦautouG846greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183ὉHoG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26for usἣν ἠγάπησενhēn ēgapēsenG3739 G25 G1473τὴνtēnG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316,who isὢνōnG1510richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145inἐνenG1722mercyἐλέειeleeiG1656,

5made us alive withσυνεζωοποίησενsunezōopoiēsenG4806τοῖςtoisG3588ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547even whenκαὶkaiG2532weG1473wereὄνταςontasG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498in ourτῷtōG3588trespassesπαραπτώμασινparaptōmasinG3900. It isby graceχάριτίcharitiG5485you have beenἐστεesteG1510savedσεσῳσμένοι.sesōsmenoiG4982!

6AndκαὶkaiG2532Godraised us up withσυνήγειρενsunēgeirenG4891ChristandκαὶkaiG2532seatedσυνεκάθισενsunekathisenG4776us with HiminἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588heavenly realmsἐπουρανίοιςepouranioisG2032inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

7in order thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588τοῖςtoisG3588comingἐπερχομένοιςeperchomenoisG1904agesαἰῶσινaiōsinG165He might displayἐνδείξηταιendeixētaiG1731theτὸtoG3588surpassingὑπερβάλλονhuperballonG5235richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofτῆςtēsG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485, demonstratedbyἐνenG1722HiskindnessχρηστότητιchrēstotētiG5544toἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

8ForγὰρgarG1063it isΤῇTēaG3588by graceχάριτίcharitiG5485you have beenἐστεesteG1510savedσεσῳσμένοιsesōsmenoiG4982throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,andκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778notοὐκoukG3756fromἐξexG1537yourselvesὑμῶν,humōnG4771; it istheτὸtoG3588giftδῶρον,dōronG1435of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,

9notοὐκoukG3756byἐξexG1537worksἔργων,ergōnG2041,so thatἵναinaG2443noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100can boastκαυχήσηται.kauchēsētaiG2744.

10ForγάρgarG1063we areἐσμενesmenG1510God’sαὐτοῦautouG846workmanshipποίημαpoiēmaG4161,createdκτισθέντεςktisthentesG2936inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424to doἐπὶepiG1909goodἀγαθοῖςagathoisG18worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,whichοἷςhoisG3739ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316prepared in advanceπροητοίμασενproētoimasenG4282asἵναinaG2443our way of lifeἐν αὐτοῖς περιπατήσωμεν.¶en autois peripatēsōmenG4043 G1722 G846.

One in Christ

(Philippians 2:1–4)

11ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352rememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421thatὅτιhotiG3754formerlyποτὲpoteG4218youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771whoτὰtaG3588areGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484inἐνenG1722thefleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561οἱhoiG3588andcalledλεγόμενοιlegomenoiG3004uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῆςtēsG3588so-calledλεγομένηςlegomenēsG3004circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061(that done inἐνenG1722thebodyσαρκὶsarkiG4561by human handsχειροποιήτου,cheiropoiētouG5499)—

12rememberthatὅτιhotiG3754atτῷtōG3588thatἐκείνῳekeinōG1565timeκαιρῷkairōG2540you wereἦτεēteG1510separate fromχωρὶςchōrisG5565ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,alienated fromἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoiG526theτῆςtēsG3588commonwealthπολιτείαςpoliteiasG4174τοῦtouG3588of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,andκαὶkaiG2532strangersξένοιxenoiG3581to theτῶνtōnG3588covenantsδιαθηκῶνdiathēkōnG1242of theτῆςtēsG3588promiseἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860,withoutμὴ ἔχοντεςmē echontesG3361 G2192hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680andκαὶkaiG2532without GodἄθεοιatheoiG112inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳ·kosmōG2889.

13ButδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771whoG3588onceποτεpoteG4218wereὄντεςontesG1510far awayμακρὰνmakranG3112have been broughtἐγενήθητεegenēthēteG1096nearἐγγὺςengusG1451throughἐνenG1722theG3588bloodαἵματιaimatiG129G3588of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

14ForγάρgarG1063He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510ourG1473G3588peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,whoG3588has madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160G3588the twoἀμφότεραamphoteraG297oneἓνhenG1520andκαὶkaiG2532has torn downλύσας,lusasG3089theG3588dividingμεσότοιχονmesotoichonG3320G3588wallφραγμοῦphragmouG5418G3588of hostilityG2189

15by abolishingκαταργήσας,katargēsasG2673inG1722HisαὐτῷautōG846G3588fleshG4561theG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551G3588of commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785andG1722decreesδόγμασινdogmasinG1378. He did thistoἵναinaG2443createκτίσῃktisēG2936inG1722HimselfG848oneἕναhenaG1520newκαινὸνkainonG2537manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444out ofεἰςeisG1519theG3588twoδύοduoG1417, thusmakingποιῶνpoiōnG4160peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515

16andκαὶkaiG2532reconcilingἀποκαταλλάξῃapokatallaxēG604τοὺςtousG3588bothἀμφοτέρουςamphoterousG297of themτῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316inἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716,byἐνenG1722whichαὐτῷ·autōG846He put to deathἀποκτείναςapokteinasG615theirτὴνtēnG3588hostilityἔχθρανechthranG2189.

17καὶkaiG2532He cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andpreachedεὐηγγελίσατοeuēngelisatoG2097peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515to youὑμῖνhuminG4771whoτοῖςtoisG3588werefar awayμακρὰνmakranG3112andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who werenearἐγγύς,engusG1451.

18ForὅτιhotiG3754throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588we both haveἔχομεν ἀμφότεροιechomen amphoteroiG297 G2192οἱhoiG3588accessπροσαγωγὴνprosagōgēnG4318toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588Fatherπατέρα.¶pateraG3962byἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

Christ Our Cornerstone

(Isaiah 28:14–22; 1 Corinthians 3:10–15; 1 Peter 2:1–8)

19ThereforeἌρα οὖνAra ounG686 G3767you areἐστὲesteG1510no longerG3765strangersξένοιxenoiG3581andκαὶkaiG2532foreignersπάροικοι,paroikoiG3941,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ἐστὲesteG1510fellow citizensσυμπολῖταιsumpolitaiG4847with theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40andκαὶkaiG2532members of God’s householdοἰκεῖοι τοῦ θεοῦoikeioi tou theouG3609 G3588 G2316,

20builtἐποικοδομηθέντεςepoikodomēthentesG2026onἐπὶepiG1909theτῷtōG3588foundationθεμελίῳthemeliōG2310of theτῶνtōnG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652andκαὶkaiG2532prophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396, withChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424HimselfαὐτοῦautouG846asὄντοςontosG1510thecornerstoneἀκρογωνιαίουakrogōniaiouG204.

21InἐνenG1722HimᾧhōG3739the wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956buildingοἰκοδομὴoikodomēG3619is fitted togetherσυναρμολογουμένηsunarmologoumenēG4883andgrowsαὔξειauxeiG837intoεἰςeisG1519a holyἅγιονhagionG40templeναὸνnaonG3485inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962.

22AndinἐνenG1722HimᾧhōG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771too areκαὶkaiG2532being built togetherσυνοικοδομεῖσθεsunoikodomeistheG4925intoεἰςeisG1519a dwelling placeκατοικητήριονkatoikētērionG2732τοῦtouG3588for GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722HisSpiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.