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Ephesians 2

1andyou,beingὄνταςontasG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498inyouroffencesandsinsἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266—

2inwhichyeonceποτεpoteG4218walkedπεριεπατήσατεperiepatēsateG4043accordingκατὰkataG2596totheageαἰῶναaiōnaG165ofthisworldκόσμουkosmouG2889,accordingκατὰkataG2596totherulerἄρχονταarchontaG758oftheauthorityἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849oftheairἀέρος,aerosG109,thespiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151whonowνῦνnunG3568worksἐνεργοῦντοςenergountosG1754inthesonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207ofdisobedienceἀπειθείας,apeitheiasG543:

3amongwhomwealsoG2532allonceποτεpoteG4218hadourconversationinthelustsG1939ofourfleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,doingwhatthefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561andthethoughtswilledtodo,andwereG1510childrenG5043,bynatureφύσειphuseiG5449,ofwrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709,evenG2532astherestλοιποί.¶loipoiG3062:

4butGodθεὸςtheosG2316,beingὢνōnG1510richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145inmercyἐλέειeleeiG1656,becauseofhisgreatπολλὴνpollēnG4183loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26wherewithhelovedG25us,

5(wetoobeingG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498inoffences,)hasquickeneduswiththeChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547, (yeareG1510savedG4982bygraceχάριτίcharitiG5485,)

6andhasraised[us] uptogether,andhasmade [us] sitdowntogetherintheheavenliesinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

7thathemightdisplayinthecomingG1904agesαἰῶσινaiōsinG165thesurpassingrichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofhisgraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485inkindnessχρηστότητιchrēstotētiG5544towardsusinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

8ForyeareG1510savedG4982bygraceχάριτίcharitiG5485,throughfaithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102;andthisnotofyourselvesG4771;itisG1510God'sgiftδῶρον,dōronG1435:

9notontheprincipleofworksἔργων,ergōnG2041,thatnooneG5100mightboastκαυχήσηται.kauchēsētaiG2744.

10ForweareG1510hisworkmanship, havingbeenG1510createdinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424forgoodἀγαθοῖςagathoisG18worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,whichGodθεός,theosG2316hasbeforepreparedthatweshouldwalkπεριπατήσωμεν.¶peripatēsōmenG4043inthem.

11WhereforerememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421thatye,oncenationsG1484in[the]fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,who[are]calleduncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203bythatcalledcircumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061in[the]fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561donewiththehand;

12thatyewereG1510atthattimeκαιρῷkairōG2540withoutChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, aliensfromthecommonwealthofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,andstrangersξένοιxenoiG3581tothecovenantsδιαθηκῶνdiathēkōnG1242ofpromiseἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860,havingnohopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,andwithoutGodintheworldκόσμῳ·kosmōG2889:

13butnowG1161inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424yewhoonceποτεpoteG4218wereG1510afaroffareG1510becomeἐγενήθητεegenēthēteG1096nighbythebloodαἵματιaimatiG129oftheChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

14ForheisG1510ourpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,whohasmadeG4160bothoneἓνhenG1520,andhasbrokenG3089downthemiddlewallofenclosure,

15havingannulledtheenmityinhisfleshG4561,thelawνόμονnomonG3551ofcommandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785inordinances,thathemight formthetwoδύοduoG1417inhimselfintooneἕναhenaG1520newκαινὸνkainonG2537manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,makingG4160peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515;

16andmightreconcileἀποκαταλλάξῃapokatallaxēG604bothinoneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983toGodθεῷtheōG2316bythecrossσταυροῦstaurouG4716, havingbyitslaintheenmity;

17and,comingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,hehaspreachedtheglad tidingsofpeaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515toyouwho[were] afaroff,and[theglad tidingsof]peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515tothose[whowere] nigh.

18ForthroughhimwehavebothaccessπροσαγωγὴνprosagōgēnG4318byoneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151totheFatherπατέρα.¶pateraG3962.

19SothenyeareG1510nolongerstrangersξένοιxenoiG3581andforeigners,butyeareG1510fellow-citizensofthesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,andofthehouseholdοἰκεῖοιoikeioiG3609ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,

20beingὄντοςontosG1510builtG2026uponthefoundationθεμελίῳthemeliōG2310oftheapostlesG652andprophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396,JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547himselfbeingG1510thecorner-stone,

21inwhomall[the]buildingοἰκοδομὴoikodomēG3619fittedtogetherincreasestoaholyἅγιονhagionG40templeναὸνnaonG3485intheLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962;

22inwhomyealsoκαὶkaiG2532arebuilttogetherforahabitationofGodθεοῦtheouG2316in[the]Spiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

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