New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 2:8-22

8Forby graceχάριτίcharitiG5485you have been savedσεσῳσμένοιsesōsmenoiG4982throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102; andthat not of yourselvesὑμῶν,humōnG4771, it isthe giftδῶρον,dōronG1435of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;

9not as a resultἐξexG1537of worksἔργων,ergōnG2041,soἵναinaG2443thatnoμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100may boastκαυχήσηται.kauchēsētaiG2744.

10For we are His workmanshipποίημαpoiēmaG4161,createdκτισθέντεςktisthentesG2936inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424forgoodἀγαθοῖςagathoisG18worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,whichοἷςhoisG3739Godθεός,theosG2316preparedG4282beforehandπροητοίμασενproētoimasenG4282soἵναinaG2443that we wouldwalkπεριπατήσωμεν.¶peripatēsōmenG4043in them.

11ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352rememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421thatformerlyποτὲpoteG4218you, the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,who are calledλεγόμενοιlegomenoiG3004“UncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203”by the so-calledλεγομένηςlegomenēsG3004“CircumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061,” which isperformedG5499in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561by humanG5499handsχειροποιήτου,cheiropoiētouG5499--

12rememberthat you were at that timeκαιρῷkairōG2540separateχωρὶςchōrisG5565from ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,excludedἀπηλλοτριωμένοιapēllotriōmenoiG526from the commonwealthπολιτείαςpoliteiasG4174of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,and strangersξένοιxenoiG3581tothe covenantsδιαθηκῶνdiathēkōnG1242of promiseἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860,havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192noμὴmēG3361hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680andwithoutG112GodG112in the worldκόσμῳ·kosmōG2889.

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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