New American Standard Bible 1995
Ephesians 2:8-22
8For 1by graceG5485 you have been savedG4982 2throughG1223 faithG4102; and 3that not of yourselvesG4771, it is 4the giftG1435 of GodG2316; 95not as a resultG1537 of worksG2041, soG2443 that 6noG3361 oneG5100 may boastG2744. 10For we are His workmanshipG4161, 7createdG2936 in 8ChristG5547 JesusG2424 for 9goodG18 worksG2041, whichG3739 GodG2316 10preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 soG2443 that we would 11walkG4043 in them.
11ThereforeG1352 rememberG3421 that 12formerlyG4218 13you, the GentilesG1484 in the fleshG4561, who are calledG3004 “14UncircumcisionG203” by the so-calledG3004 “15CircumcisionG4061,” which is performedG5499 in the fleshG4561 by humanG5499 handsG5499-- 12remember that you were at that timeG2540 separateG5565 from ChristG5547, 1617excludedG526 from the commonwealthG4174 of IsraelG2474, and strangersG3581 to 18the covenantsG1242 of promiseG1860, havingG2192 19noG3361 hopeG1680 and 20withoutG112 GodG112 in the worldG2889. 13But nowG3570 in 21ChristG5547 JesusG2424 you whoG3739 22formerlyG4218 were 23farG3112 offG3112 24have 25beenG1096 broughtG1096 nearG1451 2627by the bloodG129 of ChristG5547. 14For He HimselfG846 is 28our peaceG1515, 29who madeG4160 bothG297 groups into oneG1520 and brokeG3089 downG3089 the 30barrierG5418 of the dividingG3320 wallG3320, 1531by 32abolishingG2673 in His fleshG4561 the enmityG2189, which is 33the LawG3551 of commandmentsG1785 contained in ordinancesG1378, soG2443 that in HimselfG846 He might 3435makeG2936 the twoG1417 into 36oneG1520 newG2537 manG444, thus establishingG4160 37peaceG1515, 16and might 38reconcileG604 them bothG297 in 39oneG1520 bodyG4983 to GodG2316 throughG1223 the crossG4716, 40by it having 41putG615 to deathG615 the enmityG2189. 17And 42He cameG2064 and preachedG2097 43peaceG1515 to you whoG3588 were 44farG3112 awayG3112, and peaceG1515 to thoseG3588 who were 45nearG1451; 18for throughG1223 Him we bothG297 haveG2192 46our accessG4318 in 47oneG1520 SpiritG4151 to 48the FatherG3962. 19SoG686 thenG686 you are noG3765 longerG3765 49strangersG3581 and aliensG3941, but you are 50fellowG4847 citizensG4847 with the 51saintsG40, and are of 52God’sG2316 householdG3609, 20having been 53builtG2026 on 54the foundationG2310 of 55the apostlesG652 and prophetsG4396, 56ChristG5547 JesusG2424 HimselfG846 beingG1510 the 57cornerG204 stone, 2158in whomG3739 the wholeG3956 buildingG3619, being fittedG4883 togetherG4883, is growingG837 into 59a holyG40 60templeG3485 in the LordG2962, 22in whomG3739 you alsoG2532 are being 61builtG4925 togetherG4925 into a 62dwellingG2732 of GodG2316 in the SpiritG4151.
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 2:8 Acts 15:11; Eph 2:5 ↩
- 2. Ephesians 2:8 1 Pet 1:5 ↩
- 3. Ephesians 2:8 I.e. that salvation ↩
- 4. Ephesians 2:8 John 4:10 ↩
- 5. Ephesians 2:9 Rom 3:28; 2 Tim 1:9 ↩
- 6. Ephesians 2:9 1 Cor 1:29 ↩
- 7. Ephesians 2:10 Eph 2:15; 4:24; Col 3:10 ↩
- 8. Ephesians 2:10 Eph 1:1; 2:6, 13 ↩
- 9. Ephesians 2:10 Titus 2:14 ↩
- 10. Ephesians 2:10 Eph 1:4 ↩
- 11. Ephesians 2:10 Eph 4:1 ↩
- 12. Ephesians 2:11 Eph 2:2 ↩
- 13. Ephesians 2:11 1 Cor 12:2; Eph 5:8 ↩
- 14. Ephesians 2:11 Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 ↩
- 15. Ephesians 2:11 Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 ↩
- 16. Ephesians 2:12 Or alienated ↩
- 17. Ephesians 2:12 Rom 9:4; Col 1:21 ↩
- 18. Ephesians 2:12 Gal 3:17; Heb 8:6 ↩
- 19. Ephesians 2:12 1 Thess 4:13 ↩
- 20. Ephesians 2:12 Gal 4:8; 1 Thess 4:5 ↩
- 21. Ephesians 2:13 Eph 1:1; 2:6 ↩
- 22. Ephesians 2:13 Eph 2:2 ↩
- 23. Ephesians 2:13 Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17 ↩
- 24. Ephesians 2:13 Lit became; or were made ↩
- 25. Ephesians 2:13 Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17 ↩
- 26. Ephesians 2:13 Or in ↩
- 27. Ephesians 2:13 Rom 3:25; Col 1:20 ↩
- 28. Ephesians 2:14 Is 9:6; Eph 2:15; Col 3:15 ↩
- 29. Ephesians 2:14 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 ↩
- 30. Ephesians 2:14 Lit the dividing wall of the barrier ↩
- 31. Ephesians 2:15 Or the enmity, by abolishing in His flesh the Law ↩
- 32. Ephesians 2:15 Eph 2:16; Col 1:21f ↩
- 33. Ephesians 2:15 Col 2:14, 20 ↩
- 34. Ephesians 2:15 Lit create ↩
- 35. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Eph 2:10; Col 3:10, 11 ↩
- 36. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Col 3:10f ↩
- 37. Ephesians 2:15 Is 9:6; Eph 2:14; Col 3:15 ↩
- 38. Ephesians 2:16 2 Cor 5:18; Col 1:20, 22 ↩
- 39. Ephesians 2:16 1 Cor 10:17; Eph 4:4 ↩
- 40. Ephesians 2:16 Or in Himself ↩
- 41. Ephesians 2:16 Eph 2:15 ↩
- 42. Ephesians 2:17 Is 57:19; Rom 10:14 ↩
- 43. Ephesians 2:17 Acts 10:36; Eph 2:14 ↩
- 44. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
- 45. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
- 46. Ephesians 2:18 Rom 5:2; Eph 3:12 ↩
- 47. Ephesians 2:18 1 Cor 12:13; Eph 4:4 ↩
- 48. Ephesians 2:18 Col 1:12 ↩
- 49. Ephesians 2:19 Eph 2:12; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 2:11 ↩
- 50. Ephesians 2:19 Phil 3:20; Heb 12:22f ↩
- 51. Ephesians 2:19 Or holy ones ↩
- 52. Ephesians 2:19 Gal 6:10 ↩
- 53. Ephesians 2:20 1 Cor 3:9 ↩
- 54. Ephesians 2:20 Matt 16:18; 1 Cor 3:10; Rev 21:14 ↩
- 55. Ephesians 2:20 1 Cor 12:28; Eph 3:5 ↩
- 56. Ephesians 2:20 1 Cor 3:11 ↩
- 57. Ephesians 2:20 Ps 118:22; Luke 20:17 ↩
- 58. Ephesians 2:21 Eph 4:15f; Col 2:19 ↩
- 59. Ephesians 2:21 1 Cor 3:16f ↩
- 60. Ephesians 2:21 Or sanctuary ↩
- 61. Ephesians 2:22 1 Cor 3:9, 16; 2 Cor 6:16 ↩
- 62. Ephesians 2:22 Eph 3:17 ↩
Commentaries on Ephesians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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