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

17He came with the Good News of peace for you who were far away and for those who were near. 18So Jewish and non-Jewish people can go to the Father in one Spirit. That is why you are no longer foreigners and outsiders but citizens together with God’s people and members of God’s family. 20You are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone. 21In him all the parts of the building fit together and grow into 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• thereforeἄραara · thereforeG686
• ye areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• no moreοὐκέτιouketi · not any moreG3765
• strangersξένοςxenos · foreignG3581
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• foreignersπάροικοςparoikos · foreignerG3941
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• fellowcitizensσυμπολίτηςsumpolitēs · fellow citizenG4847
• with the saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
• of the householdοἰκεῖοςoikeios · of one’s householdG3609
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Ephesians 2:19

• Ephesians 2:12Also, at that time you were without Christ. You were excluded from citizenship in Israel, and the pledges ⌞God made in his⌟ promise were foreign to you. You had no hope and were in the world without God.
• Ephesians 3:6This mystery is the Good News that people who are not Jewish have the same inheritance as Jewish people do. They belong to the same body and share the same promise that God made in Christ Jesus.
• Galatians 3:26You are all God’s children by believing in Christ Jesus.
• Galatians 4:26But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother.
• Philippians 3:20We, however, are citizens of heaven. We look forward to the Lord Jesus Christ coming from heaven as our Savior.
• Hebrews 12:22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to tens of thousands of angels joyfully gathered together
• Revelation 21:12It had a large, high wall with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates. The names of the 12 tribes of Israel were written on the gates.
• Ephesians 3:15from whom all the family in heaven and on earth receives its name.
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for a student to become like his teacher and a slave like his owner. If they have called the owner of the house Beelzebul, they will certainly call the family members the same name.
• Galatians 6:10Whenever we have the opportunity, we have to do what is good for everyone, especially for the family of believers.
• 1 John 3:1Consider this: The Father has given us his love. He loves us so much that we are actually called God’s dear children. And that’s what we are. For this reason the world doesn’t recognize us, and it didn’t recognize him either.

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

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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