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Ephesians 2

Made Alive in Christ

1And you 1were 2deadG3498 3in your trespassesG3900 and sinsG266, 2in whichG3739 you 4formerlyG4218 walkedG4043 accordingG2596 to the 5courseG165 of 6thisG3778 worldG2889, accordingG2596 to 7the princeG758 of the powerG1849 of the airG109, of the spiritG4151 that is nowG3568 workingG1754 in 8the sonsG5207 of disobedienceG543. 3AmongG1722 them we tooG2532 allG3956 9formerlyG4218 livedG390 in 10the lustsG1939 of our fleshG4561, 11indulgingG4160 the desiresG2307 of the fleshG4561 and of the 12mindG1271, and were 13by natureG5449 14childrenG5043 of wrathG3709, 15evenG2532 as the restG3062. 4But GodG2316, beingG1510 16richG4145 in mercyG1656, becauseG1223 of 17His greatG4183 loveG26 with whichG3739 He lovedG25 us, 5evenG2532 when we were 18deadG3498 19in our transgressionsG3900, madeG4806 us aliveG4806 togetherG4806 20with ChristG5547 (21by graceG5485 you have beenG1510 savedG4982), 6and 22raisedG4891 us up with Him, and 23seatedG4776 us with Him in 24the heavenlyG2032 places in 25ChristG5547 JesusG2424, 7soG2443 that in the agesG165 to comeG1904 He might showG1731 the surpassingG5235 26richesG4149 of His graceG5485 in 27kindnessG5544 towardG1909 us in ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 8For 28by graceG5485 you have been savedG4982 29throughG1223 faithG4102; and 30that not of yourselvesG4771, it is 31the giftG1435 of GodG2316; 932not as a resultG1537 of worksG2041, soG2443 that 33noG3361 oneG5100 may boastG2744. 10For we are His workmanshipG4161, 34createdG2936 in 35ChristG5547 JesusG2424 for 36goodG18 worksG2041, whichG3739 GodG2316 37preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 soG2443 that we would 38walkG4043 in them.

11ThereforeG1352 rememberG3421 that 39formerlyG4218 40you, the GentilesG1484 in the fleshG4561, who are calledG3004 “41UncircumcisionG203” by the so-calledG3004 “42CircumcisionG4061,” which is performedG5499 in the fleshG4561 by humanG5499 handsG5499-- 12remember that you were at that timeG2540 separateG5565 from ChristG5547, 4344excludedG526 from the commonwealthG4174 of IsraelG2474, and strangersG3581 to 45the covenantsG1242 of promiseG1860, havingG2192 46noG3361 hopeG1680 and 47withoutG112 GodG112 in the worldG2889. 13But nowG3570 in 48ChristG5547 JesusG2424 you whoG3739 49formerlyG4218 were 50farG3112 offG3112 51have 52beenG1096 broughtG1096 nearG1451 5354by the bloodG129 of ChristG5547. 14For He HimselfG846 is 55our peaceG1515, 56who madeG4160 bothG297 groups into oneG1520 and brokeG3089 downG3089 the 57barrierG5418 of the dividingG3320 wallG3320, 1558by 59abolishingG2673 in His fleshG4561 the enmityG2189, which is 60the LawG3551 of commandmentsG1785 contained in ordinancesG1378, soG2443 that in HimselfG846 He might 6162makeG2936 the twoG1417 into 63oneG1520 newG2537 manG444, thus establishingG4160 64peaceG1515, 16and might 65reconcileG604 them bothG297 in 66oneG1520 bodyG4983 to GodG2316 throughG1223 the crossG4716, 67by it having 68putG615 to deathG615 the enmityG2189. 17And 69He cameG2064 and preachedG2097 70peaceG1515 to you whoG3588 were 71farG3112 awayG3112, and peaceG1515 to thoseG3588 who were 72nearG1451; 18for throughG1223 Him we bothG297 haveG2192 73our accessG4318 in 74oneG1520 SpiritG4151 to 75the FatherG3962. 19SoG686 thenG686 you are noG3765 longerG3765 76strangersG3581 and aliensG3941, but you are 77fellowG4847 citizensG4847 with the 78saintsG40, and are of 79God’sG2316 householdG3609, 20having been 80builtG2026 on 81the foundationG2310 of 82the apostlesG652 and prophetsG4396, 83ChristG5547 JesusG2424 HimselfG846 beingG1510 the 84cornerG204 stone, 2185in whomG3739 the wholeG3956 buildingG3619, being fittedG4883 togetherG4883, is growingG837 into 86a holyG40 87templeG3485 in the LordG2962, 22in whomG3739 you alsoG2532 are being 88builtG4925 togetherG4925 into a 89dwellingG2732 of GodG2316 in the SpiritG4151.

Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 2:1 Lit being ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 2:1 Eph 2:5; Col 2:13 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 2:1 Or by reason of ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 2:2 1 Cor 6:11; Eph 2:3 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 2:2 Lit age ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 2:2 Eph 1:21 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 2:2 John 12:31; Eph 6:12 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 2:2 Eph 5:6 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 2:3 Eph 2:2 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 2:3 Gal 5:16f ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 2:3 Lit doing ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 2:3 Lit thoughts ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 2:3 Rom 2:14; Gal 2:15 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 2:3 Rom 5:9; Col 1:21; 2 Pet 2:14 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 2:3 Rom 5:12 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 2:4 Eph 1:7 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 2:4 John 3:16 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 2:5 Eph 2:1 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 2:5 Or by reason of ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 2:5 Two early mss read in Christ ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 2:5 Acts 15:11 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 2:6 Col 2:12 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 2:6 Eph 1:20 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 2:6 Eph 1:3 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 2:6 Eph 1:1; 2:10, 13 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 2:7 Rom 2:4; Eph 1:7 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 2:7 Titus 3:4 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 2:8 Acts 15:11; Eph 2:5 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 2:8 1 Pet 1:5 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 2:8 I.e. that salvation ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 2:8 John 4:10 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 2:9 Rom 3:28; 2 Tim 1:9 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 2:9 1 Cor 1:29 ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 2:10 Eph 2:15; 4:24; Col 3:10 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 2:10 Eph 1:1; 2:6, 13 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 2:10 Titus 2:14 ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 2:10 Eph 1:4 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 2:10 Eph 4:1 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 2:11 Eph 2:2 ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 2:11 1 Cor 12:2; Eph 5:8 ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 2:11 Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 2:11 Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 2:12 Or alienated ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 2:12 Rom 9:4; Col 1:21 ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 2:12 Gal 3:17; Heb 8:6 ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 2:12 1 Thess 4:13 ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 2:12 Gal 4:8; 1 Thess 4:5 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 2:13 Eph 1:1; 2:6 ↩
  49. 49. Ephesians 2:13 Eph 2:2 ↩
  50. 50. Ephesians 2:13 Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17 ↩
  51. 51. Ephesians 2:13 Lit became; or were made ↩
  52. 52. Ephesians 2:13 Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17 ↩
  53. 53. Ephesians 2:13 Or in ↩
  54. 54. Ephesians 2:13 Rom 3:25; Col 1:20 ↩
  55. 55. Ephesians 2:14 Is 9:6; Eph 2:15; Col 3:15 ↩
  56. 56. Ephesians 2:14 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 ↩
  57. 57. Ephesians 2:14 Lit the dividing wall of the barrier ↩
  58. 58. Ephesians 2:15 Or the enmity, by abolishing in His flesh the Law ↩
  59. 59. Ephesians 2:15 Eph 2:16; Col 1:21f ↩
  60. 60. Ephesians 2:15 Col 2:14, 20 ↩
  61. 61. Ephesians 2:15 Lit create ↩
  62. 62. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Eph 2:10; Col 3:10, 11 ↩
  63. 63. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Col 3:10f ↩
  64. 64. Ephesians 2:15 Is 9:6; Eph 2:14; Col 3:15 ↩
  65. 65. Ephesians 2:16 2 Cor 5:18; Col 1:20, 22 ↩
  66. 66. Ephesians 2:16 1 Cor 10:17; Eph 4:4 ↩
  67. 67. Ephesians 2:16 Or in Himself ↩
  68. 68. Ephesians 2:16 Eph 2:15 ↩
  69. 69. Ephesians 2:17 Is 57:19; Rom 10:14 ↩
  70. 70. Ephesians 2:17 Acts 10:36; Eph 2:14 ↩
  71. 71. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
  72. 72. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
  73. 73. Ephesians 2:18 Rom 5:2; Eph 3:12 ↩
  74. 74. Ephesians 2:18 1 Cor 12:13; Eph 4:4 ↩
  75. 75. Ephesians 2:18 Col 1:12 ↩
  76. 76. Ephesians 2:19 Eph 2:12; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 2:11 ↩
  77. 77. Ephesians 2:19 Phil 3:20; Heb 12:22f ↩
  78. 78. Ephesians 2:19 Or holy ones ↩
  79. 79. Ephesians 2:19 Gal 6:10 ↩
  80. 80. Ephesians 2:20 1 Cor 3:9 ↩
  81. 81. Ephesians 2:20 Matt 16:18; 1 Cor 3:10; Rev 21:14 ↩
  82. 82. Ephesians 2:20 1 Cor 12:28; Eph 3:5 ↩
  83. 83. Ephesians 2:20 1 Cor 3:11 ↩
  84. 84. Ephesians 2:20 Ps 118:22; Luke 20:17 ↩
  85. 85. Ephesians 2:21 Eph 4:15f; Col 2:19 ↩
  86. 86. Ephesians 2:21 1 Cor 3:16f ↩
  87. 87. Ephesians 2:21 Or sanctuary ↩
  88. 88. Ephesians 2:22 1 Cor 3:9, 16; 2 Cor 6:16 ↩
  89. 89. Ephesians 2:22 Eph 3:17 ↩

Commentaries on Ephesians 2

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