New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 2:11-18

11Therefore remember that 1formerly 2you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “3Uncircumcision” by the so-called “4Circumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands--

12remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, 5 6excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to 7the covenants of promise, having 8no hope and 9without God in the world.

13But now in 10Christ Jesus you who 11formerly were 12far off 13have 14been brought near 15 16by the blood of Christ.

14For He Himself is 17our peace, 18who made both groups into one and broke down the 19barrier of the dividing wall,

15 20by 21abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is 22the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might 23 24make the two into 25one new man, thus establishing 26peace,

16and might 27reconcile them both in 28one body to God through the cross, 29by it having 30put to death the enmity.

17And 31He came and preached 32peace to you who were 33far away, and peace to those who were 34near;

18for through Him we both have 35our access in 36one Spirit to 37the Father.

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Notes

1. Ephesians 2:11 Eph 2:2 ↩
2. Ephesians 2:11 1 Cor 12:2; Eph 5:8 ↩
3. Ephesians 2:11 Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 ↩
4. Ephesians 2:11 Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 ↩
5. Ephesians 2:12 Or alienated ↩
6. Ephesians 2:12 Rom 9:4; Col 1:21 ↩
7. Ephesians 2:12 Gal 3:17; Heb 8:6 ↩
8. Ephesians 2:12 1 Thess 4:13 ↩
9. Ephesians 2:12 Gal 4:8; 1 Thess 4:5 ↩
10. Ephesians 2:13 Eph 1:1; 2:6 ↩
11. Ephesians 2:13 Eph 2:2 ↩
12. Ephesians 2:13 Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17 ↩
13. Ephesians 2:13 Lit became; or were made ↩
14. Ephesians 2:13 Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17 ↩
15. Ephesians 2:13 Or in ↩
16. Ephesians 2:13 Rom 3:25; Col 1:20 ↩
17. Ephesians 2:14 Is 9:6; Eph 2:15; Col 3:15 ↩
18. Ephesians 2:14 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 ↩
19. Ephesians 2:14 Lit the dividing wall of the barrier ↩
20. Ephesians 2:15 Or the enmity, by abolishing in His flesh the Law ↩
21. Ephesians 2:15 Eph 2:16; Col 1:21f ↩
22. Ephesians 2:15 Col 2:14, 20 ↩
23. Ephesians 2:15 Lit create ↩
24. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Eph 2:10; Col 3:10, 11 ↩
25. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Col 3:10f ↩
26. Ephesians 2:15 Is 9:6; Eph 2:14; Col 3:15 ↩
27. Ephesians 2:16 2 Cor 5:18; Col 1:20, 22 ↩
28. Ephesians 2:16 1 Cor 10:17; Eph 4:4 ↩
29. Ephesians 2:16 Or in Himself ↩
30. Ephesians 2:16 Eph 2:15 ↩
31. Ephesians 2:17 Is 57:19; Rom 10:14 ↩
32. Ephesians 2:17 Acts 10:36; Eph 2:14 ↩
33. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
34. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
35. Ephesians 2:18 Rom 5:2; Eph 3:12 ↩
36. Ephesians 2:18 1 Cor 12:13; Eph 4:4 ↩
37. Ephesians 2:18 Col 1:12 ↩

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