Ephesians 2:19

Ephesians 2:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
• New International Version (NIV)Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,
• English Standard Version (ESV)So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,

Context of Ephesians 2:19

17And He came and preached peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near; 18for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, 20having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, 21in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord,

Ephesians 2:19 word by word

Ἄρα οὖν οὐκέτι ἐστὲ ξένοι καὶ πάροικοι, ἀλλ᾽ ἐστὲ συμπολῖται τῶν ἁγίων καὶ οἰκεῖοι τοῦ θεοῦRead the interlinear

• Soἄραara · thereforeG686
• you are noοὐκέτιouketi · not any moreG3765
• strangersξένοςxenos · foreignG3581
• and foreignersπάροικοςparoikos · foreignerG3941
• fellowσυμπολίτηςsumpolitēs · fellow citizenG4847
• saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
• God’sθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Ephesians 2:19

• Ephesians 2:12remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the people of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
• Ephesians 3:6to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,
• Galatians 3:26For you are all sons and daughters of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
• Galatians 4:26But the Jerusalem above is free; she is our mother.
• Philippians 3:20For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
• Hebrews 12:22But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,
• Revelation 21:12It had a great and high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names were written on the gates, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.
• Ephesians 3:15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they insult the members of his household!
• Galatians 6:10So then, while we have opportunity, let’s do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.
• 1 John 3:1See how great a love the Father has given us, that we would be called children of God; and in fact we are. For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know Him.

Commentaries on Ephesians 2:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Ye are no more strangers - In this chapter the Church of God is compared to a city, which, has a variety of privileges, rights, etc., founded on regular charters and grants. The Gentiles, having believed in Christ, are all incorporated with the believing Jews in this holy city. Formerly, when any of them came to Jerusalem, being , strangers, they had no kind of rights whatever; nor could they, as mere heathens, settle among them. Again, if any of them…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners - You are reckoned with the people of God. You are entitled to their privileges, and are not to be regarded as outcasts and aliens. The meaning is, that they belonged to the same community - the same family - as the people of God. The word rendered “strangers” - ́ xenoi- means “foreigners in state,” as opposed to citizens. The word rendered “foreigners” - ́ paroikoi- means “guests in a private family,”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-22Verses 19-22 The church is compared to a city, and every converted sinner is free of it. It is also compared to a house, and every converted sinner is one of the family; a servant, and a child in God's house. The church is also compared to a building, founded on the doctrine of Christ; delivered by the prophets of the Old Testament, and the apostles of the New. God dwells in all believers now; they become the temple of God through the working of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Gentiles who believe are no longer strangers and foreigners (2:11–12, 17). Through Christ, they are fully accepted into God’s family. They become children of God, just like believing Jews (see Romans 8:14–17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Now, therefore--rather, "So then" [Alford]. foreigners--rather, "sojourners"; opposed to "members of the household," as "strangers" is to "fellow citizens." Php 3:19, 20, "conversation," Greek, "citizenship." but--The oldest manuscripts add, "are." with the saints--"the commonwealth of (spiritual) Israel" (Ep 2:12). of God--THE Father; as Jesus Christ appears in Ep 2:20, and THE Spirit in Ep 2:22.Read the comment

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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