Ephesians 2:4-22

4But GodG2316, beingG1510 1richG4145 in mercyG1656, becauseG1223 of 2His greatG4183 loveG26 with whichG3739 He lovedG25 us, 5evenG2532 when we were 3deadG3498 4in our transgressionsG3900, madeG4806 us aliveG4806 togetherG4806 5with ChristG5547 (6by graceG5485 you have beenG1510 savedG4982), 6and 7raisedG4891 us up with Him, and 8seatedG4776 us with Him in 9the heavenlyG2032 places in 10ChristG5547 JesusG2424, 7soG2443 that in the agesG165 to comeG1904 He might showG1731 the surpassingG5235 11richesG4149 of His graceG5485 in 12kindnessG5544 towardG1909 us in ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 8For 13by graceG5485 you have been savedG4982 14throughG1223 faithG4102; and 15that not of yourselvesG4771, it is 16the giftG1435 of GodG2316; 917not as a resultG1537 of worksG2041, soG2443 that 18noG3361 oneG5100 may boastG2744. 10For we are His workmanshipG4161, 19createdG2936 in 20ChristG5547 JesusG2424 for 21goodG18 worksG2041, whichG3739 GodG2316 22preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 soG2443 that we would 23walkG4043 in them.

11ThereforeG1352 rememberG3421 that 24formerlyG4218 25you, the GentilesG1484 in the fleshG4561, who are calledG3004 “26UncircumcisionG203” by the so-calledG3004 “27CircumcisionG4061,” which is performedG5499 in the fleshG4561 by humanG5499 handsG5499-- 12remember that you were at that timeG2540 separateG5565 from ChristG5547, 2829excludedG526 from the commonwealthG4174 of IsraelG2474, and strangersG3581 to 30the covenantsG1242 of promiseG1860, havingG2192 31noG3361 hopeG1680 and 32withoutG112 GodG112 in the worldG2889. 13But nowG3570 in 33ChristG5547 JesusG2424 you whoG3739 34formerlyG4218 were 35farG3112 offG3112 36have 37beenG1096 broughtG1096 nearG1451 3839by the bloodG129 of ChristG5547. 14For He HimselfG846 is 40our peaceG1515, 41who madeG4160 bothG297 groups into oneG1520 and brokeG3089 downG3089 the 42barrierG5418 of the dividingG3320 wallG3320, 1543by 44abolishingG2673 in His fleshG4561 the enmityG2189, which is 45the LawG3551 of commandmentsG1785 contained in ordinancesG1378, soG2443 that in HimselfG846 He might 4647makeG2936 the twoG1417 into 48oneG1520 newG2537 manG444, thus establishingG4160 49peaceG1515, 16and might 50reconcileG604 them bothG297 in 51oneG1520 bodyG4983 to GodG2316 throughG1223 the crossG4716, 52by it having 53putG615 to deathG615 the enmityG2189. 17And 54He cameG2064 and preachedG2097 55peaceG1515 to you whoG3588 were 56farG3112 awayG3112, and peaceG1515 to thoseG3588 who were 57nearG1451; 18for throughG1223 Him we bothG297 haveG2192 58our accessG4318 in 59oneG1520 SpiritG4151 to 60the FatherG3962. 19SoG686 thenG686 you are noG3765 longerG3765 61strangersG3581 and aliensG3941, but you are 62fellowG4847 citizensG4847 with the 63saintsG40, and are of 64God’sG2316 householdG3609, 20having been 65builtG2026 on 66the foundationG2310 of 67the apostlesG652 and prophetsG4396, 68ChristG5547 JesusG2424 HimselfG846 beingG1510 the 69cornerG204 stone, 2170in whomG3739 the wholeG3956 buildingG3619, being fittedG4883 togetherG4883, is growingG837 into 71a holyG40 72templeG3485 in the LordG2962, 22in whomG3739 you alsoG2532 are being 73builtG4925 togetherG4925 into a 74dwellingG2732 of GodG2316 in the SpiritG4151.