Ephesians 2
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Ephesians 2:11-22

11ThereforeG1352 rememberG3421 that 1formerlyG4218 2you, the GentilesG1484 in the fleshG4561, who are calledG3004 “3UncircumcisionG203” by the so-calledG3004 “4CircumcisionG4061,” which is performedG5499 in the fleshG4561 by humanG5499 handsG5499--

12remember that you were at that timeG2540 separateG5565 from ChristG5547, 56excludedG526 from the commonwealthG4174 of IsraelG2474, and strangersG3581 to 7the covenantsG1242 of promiseG1860, havingG2192 8noG3361 hopeG1680 and 9withoutG112 GodG112 in the worldG2889.

13But nowG3570 in 10ChristG5547 JesusG2424 you whoG3739 11formerlyG4218 were 12farG3112 offG3112 13have 14beenG1096 broughtG1096 nearG1451 1516by the bloodG129 of ChristG5547.

14For He HimselfG846 is 17our peaceG1515, 18who madeG4160 bothG297 groups into oneG1520 and brokeG3089 downG3089 the 19barrierG5418 of the dividingG3320 wallG3320,

1520by 21abolishingG2673 in His fleshG4561 the enmityG2189, which is 22the LawG3551 of commandmentsG1785 contained in ordinancesG1378, soG2443 that in HimselfG846 He might 2324makeG2936 the twoG1417 into 25oneG1520 newG2537 manG444, thus establishingG4160 26peaceG1515,

16and might 27reconcileG604 them bothG297 in 28oneG1520 bodyG4983 to GodG2316 throughG1223 the crossG4716, 29by it having 30putG615 to deathG615 the enmityG2189.

17And 31He cameG2064 and preachedG2097 32peaceG1515 to you whoG3588 were 33farG3112 awayG3112, and peaceG1515 to thoseG3588 who were 34nearG1451;

18for throughG1223 Him we bothG297 haveG2192 35our accessG4318 in 36oneG1520 SpiritG4151 to 37the FatherG3962.

19SoG686 thenG686 you are noG3765 longerG3765 38strangersG3581 and aliensG3941, but you are 39fellowG4847 citizensG4847 with the 40saintsG40, and are of 41God’sG2316 householdG3609,

20having been 42builtG2026 on 43the foundationG2310 of 44the apostlesG652 and prophetsG4396, 45ChristG5547 JesusG2424 HimselfG846 beingG1510 the 46cornerG204 stone,

2147in whomG3739 the wholeG3956 buildingG3619, being fittedG4883 togetherG4883, is growingG837 into 48a holyG40 49templeG3485 in the LordG2962,

22in whomG3739 you alsoG2532 are being 50builtG4925 togetherG4925 into a 51dwellingG2732 of GodG2316 in the SpiritG4151.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 2:11 Eph 2:2 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 2:11 1 Cor 12:2; Eph 5:8 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 2:11 Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 2:11 Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 2:12 Or alienated ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 2:12 Rom 9:4; Col 1:21 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 2:12 Gal 3:17; Heb 8:6 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 2:12 1 Thess 4:13 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 2:12 Gal 4:8; 1 Thess 4:5 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 2:13 Eph 1:1; 2:6 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 2:13 Eph 2:2 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 2:13 Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 2:13 Lit became; or were made ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 2:13 Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 2:13 Or in ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 2:13 Rom 3:25; Col 1:20 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 2:14 Is 9:6; Eph 2:15; Col 3:15 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 2:14 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 2:14 Lit the dividing wall of the barrier ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 2:15 Or the enmity, by abolishing in His flesh the Law ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 2:15 Eph 2:16; Col 1:21f ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 2:15 Col 2:14, 20 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 2:15 Lit create ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Eph 2:10; Col 3:10, 11 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Col 3:10f ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 2:15 Is 9:6; Eph 2:14; Col 3:15 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 2:16 2 Cor 5:18; Col 1:20, 22 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 2:16 1 Cor 10:17; Eph 4:4 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 2:16 Or in Himself ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 2:16 Eph 2:15 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 2:17 Is 57:19; Rom 10:14 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 2:17 Acts 10:36; Eph 2:14 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 2:18 Rom 5:2; Eph 3:12 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 2:18 1 Cor 12:13; Eph 4:4 ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 2:18 Col 1:12 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 2:19 Eph 2:12; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 2:11 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 2:19 Phil 3:20; Heb 12:22f ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 2:19 Or holy ones ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 2:19 Gal 6:10 ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 2:20 1 Cor 3:9 ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 2:20 Matt 16:18; 1 Cor 3:10; Rev 21:14 ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 2:20 1 Cor 12:28; Eph 3:5 ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 2:20 1 Cor 3:11 ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 2:20 Ps 118:22; Luke 20:17 ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 2:21 Eph 4:15f; Col 2:19 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 2:21 1 Cor 3:16f ↩
  49. 49. Ephesians 2:21 Or sanctuary ↩
  50. 50. Ephesians 2:22 1 Cor 3:9, 16; 2 Cor 6:16 ↩
  51. 51. Ephesians 2:22 Eph 3:17 ↩

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