Ephesians 2:19

Ephesians 2:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
• New International Version (NIV)Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,
• English Standard Version (ESV)So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

Context of Ephesians 2:19

17and, coming, he has preached the glad tidings of peace to you who [were] afar off, and [the glad tidings of] peace to those [who were] nigh. 18For through him we have both access by one Spirit to the Father. So then ye are no longer strangers and foreigners, but ye are fellow-citizens of the saints, and of the household of God, 20being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone, 21in whom all [the] building fitted together increases to a holy temple in the Lord;

Ephesians 2:19 word by word

Ἄρα οὖν οὐκέτι ἐστὲ ξένοι καὶ πάροικοι, ἀλλ᾽ ἐστὲ συμπολῖται τῶν ἁγίων καὶ οἰκεῖοι τοῦ θεοῦRead the interlinear

• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• strangersξένοςxenos · foreignG3581
• saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
• householdοἰκεῖοςoikeios · of one’s householdG3609
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Ephesians 2:19

• Ephesians 2:12that ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
• Ephesians 3:6that [they who are of] the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of [his] promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings;
• Galatians 3:26for ye are all God's sons by faith in Christ Jesus.
• Galatians 4:26but the Jerusalem above is free, which is our mother.
• Philippians 3:20for our commonwealth has its existence in [the] heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ [as] Saviour,
• Hebrews 12:22but ye have come to mount Zion; and to [the] city of [the] living God, heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels,
• Revelation 21:12having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are those of the twelve tribes of [the] sons of Israel.
• Ephesians 3:15of whom every family in [the] heavens and on earth is named,
• Matthew 10:25[It is] sufficient for the disciple that he should become as his teacher, and the bondman as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?
• Galatians 6:10So then, as we have occasion, let us do good towards all, and specially towards those of the household of faith.
• 1 John 3:1See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called [the] children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

Commentaries on Ephesians 2:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Ye are no more strangers - In this chapter the Church of God is compared to a city, which, has a variety of privileges, rights, etc., founded on regular charters and grants. The Gentiles, having believed in Christ, are all incorporated with the believing Jews in this holy city. Formerly, when any of them came to Jerusalem, being , strangers, they had no kind of rights whatever; nor could they, as mere heathens, settle among them. Again, if any of them…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners - You are reckoned with the people of God. You are entitled to their privileges, and are not to be regarded as outcasts and aliens. The meaning is, that they belonged to the same community - the same family - as the people of God. The word rendered “strangers” - ́ xenoi- means “foreigners in state,” as opposed to citizens. The word rendered “foreigners” - ́ paroikoi- means “guests in a private family,”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-22Verses 19-22 The church is compared to a city, and every converted sinner is free of it. It is also compared to a house, and every converted sinner is one of the family; a servant, and a child in God's house. The church is also compared to a building, founded on the doctrine of Christ; delivered by the prophets of the Old Testament, and the apostles of the New. God dwells in all believers now; they become the temple of God through the working of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Gentiles who believe are no longer strangers and foreigners (2:11–12, 17). Through Christ, they are fully accepted into God’s family. They become children of God, just like believing Jews (see Romans 8:14–17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Now, therefore--rather, "So then" [Alford]. foreigners--rather, "sojourners"; opposed to "members of the household," as "strangers" is to "fellow citizens." Php 3:19, 20, "conversation," Greek, "citizenship." but--The oldest manuscripts add, "are." with the saints--"the commonwealth of (spiritual) Israel" (Ep 2:12). of God--THE Father; as Jesus Christ appears in Ep 2:20, and THE Spirit in Ep 2:22.Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 2:19

• Adoption
• Church
• Citizens
• Fellowship
• Foreigner
• God
• Naturalization
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Afar
• Alien
• Church
• Create
• Cross
• Desire
• Nigh
• Philippians, Epistle to

Commentaries on Ephesians 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings