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Ephesians 2:13-22

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.

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.

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