New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 2:13-22

13But nowνυνὶnuniG3570inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424you whoοἵoiG3739formerlyποτεpoteG4218werefarμακρὰνmakranG3112offG3112havebeenG1096broughtG1096nearἐγγὺςengusG1451by the bloodαἵματιaimatiG129of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

14For He HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846isour peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,who madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160bothἀμφότεραamphoteraG297groups intooneἓνhenG1520and brokeG3089downG3089thebarrierφραγμοῦphragmouG5418of the dividingG3320wallG3320,

15byabolishingκαταργήσας,katargēsasG2673in His fleshG4561the enmityG2189, which isthe LawνόμονnomonG3551of commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōnG1785containedin ordinancesδόγμασινdogmasinG1378,soἵναinaG2443that in HimselfαὐτῷautōG846He mightmakeκτίσῃktisēG2936the twoδύοduoG1417intooneἕναhenaG1520newκαινὸνkainonG2537manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444, thusestablishingποιῶνpoiōnG4160peaceεἰρήνην,eirēnēnG1515,

16and mightreconcileἀποκαταλλάξῃapokatallaxēG604them bothἀμφοτέρουςamphoterousG297inoneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983to GodθεῷtheōG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223the crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716, by it havingputG615to deathG615the enmityἔχθρανechthranG2189.

17AndHe cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and preachedεὐηγγελίσατοeuēngelisatoG2097peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515to you whoτοῖςtoisG3588werefarμακρὰνmakranG3112awayG3112,and peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who werenearἐγγύς,engusG1451;

18for throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him we bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297haveἔχομενechomenG2192our accessπροσαγωγὴνprosagōgēnG4318inoneἑνὶheniG1520SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151tothe Fatherπατέρα.¶pateraG3962.

19SoἌραAraG686thenG686you are noG3765longerG3765strangersξένοιxenoiG3581and aliensπάροικοι,paroikoiG3941, but you arefellowG4847citizensG4847with thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40, and are ofGod’sθεοῦtheouG2316householdοἰκεῖοιoikeioiG3609,

20having beenbuiltἐποικοδομηθέντεςepoikodomēthentesG2026onthe foundationθεμελίῳthemeliōG2310ofthe apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652and prophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396,ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424HimselfαὐτοῦautouG846beingὄντοςontosG1510thecornerἀκρογωνιαίουakrogōniaiouG204stone,

21in whomᾧhōG3739the wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956buildingοἰκοδομὴoikodomēG3619,being fittedG4883togetherσυναρμολογουμένηsunarmologoumenēG4883,is growingαὔξειauxeiG837intoa holyἅγιονhagionG40templeναὸνnaonG3485in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,

22in whomᾧhōG3739you alsoκαὶkaiG2532are beingbuiltG4925togetherG4925into adwellingκατοικητήριονkatoikētērionG2732of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in the Spiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

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