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Ephesians 2

Made Alive in Christ

1And 1you 2were 3deadG3498 4in your offensesG3900 and sinsG266, 2in whichG3739 you 5previouslyG4218 walkedG4043 accordingG2596 to the 6courseG165 of 7thisG3778 worldG2889, accordingG2596 to 8the princeG758 of the powerG1849 of the airG109, of the spiritG4151 that is nowG3568 workingG1754 in 9the 10sonsG5207 of disobedienceG543. 3AmongG1722 them 11we tooG2532 allG3956 12previouslyG4218 livedG390 in 13the lustsG1939 of our fleshG4561, 14indulgingG4160 the desiresG2307 of the fleshG4561 and of the 15mindG1271, and were 16by natureG5449 17childrenG5043 of wrathG3709, 18justG2532 as the restG3062. 4But GodG2316, beingG1510 19richG4145 in mercyG1656, becauseG1223 of 20His greatG4183 loveG26 with whichG3739 He lovedG25 us, 5evenG2532 when we were 21deadG3498 22in our wrongdoingsG3900, madeG4806 us aliveG4806 togetherG4806 23with ChristG5547 (24by graceG5485 you have beenG1510 savedG4982), 6and 25raisedG4891 us up with Him, and 26seatedG4776 us with Him in 27the heavenlyG2032 places in 28ChristG5547 JesusG2424, 7soG2443 thatG2443 in the agesG165 to comeG1904 He might showG1731 the 29boundlessG5235 30richesG4149 of His graceG5485 in 31kindnessG5544 towardG1909 us in ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 8For 32by graceG5485 you have been savedG4982 33throughG1223 faithG4102; and 34this is not of yourselvesG4771, it is 35the giftG1435 of GodG2316; 936not a resultG1537 of worksG2041, soG2443 thatG2443 37noG3361 oneG5100 may boastG2744. 10For we are His workmanshipG4161, 38createdG2936 in 39ChristG5547 JesusG2424 for 40goodG18 worksG2041, whichG3739 GodG2316 41preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 soG2443 thatG2443 we would 42walkG4043 in them.

11ThereforeG1352 rememberG3421 that 43previouslyG4218 44you, the GentilesG1484 in the fleshG4561, who are calledG3004 “45UncircumcisionG203” by the so-calledG3004 “46CircumcisionG4061” which is performedG5499 in the fleshG4561 byG5499 humanG5499 handsG5499-- 12remember that you were at that timeG2540 separateG5565 from ChristG5547, 4748excludedG526 from 49the peopleG4174 of IsraelG2474, and strangersG3581 to 50the covenantsG1242 of the promiseG1860, havingG2192 51noG3361 hopeG1680 and 52withoutG112 GodG112 in the worldG2889. 13But nowG3570 in 53ChristG5547 JesusG2424 you whoG3739 54previouslyG4218 were 55farG3112 awayG3112 56have 57beenG1096 broughtG1096 nearG1451 5859by the bloodG129 of ChristG5547. 14For He HimselfG846 is 60our peaceG1515, 61who madeG4160 bothG297 groups into oneG1520 and brokeG3089 downG3089 the 62barrierG5418 of the dividingG3320 wallG3320, 1563by 64abolishingG2673 65in His fleshG4561 the hostilityG2189, which is 66the LawG3551 composed of commandmentsG1785 expressed in ordinancesG1378, soG2443 thatG2443 in HimselfG846 He might 6768makeG2936 the twoG1417 69oneG1520 newG2537 personG444, in this way establishingG4160 70peaceG1515; 16and that He might 71reconcileG604 them bothG297 in 72oneG1520 bodyG4983 to GodG2316 throughG1223 the crossG4716, 73by it having 74putG615 toG615 deathG615 the hostilityG2189. 17And 75He cameG2064 and preachedG2097 76peaceG1515 to you whoG3588 were 77farG3112 awayG3112, and peaceG1515 to thoseG3588 who were 78nearG1451; 18for throughG1223 Him we bothG297 haveG2192 79our accessG4318 in 80oneG1520 SpiritG4151 to 81the FatherG3962. 19SoG686 thenG686 you are noG3765 longerG3765 82strangersG3581 and foreignersG3941, but you are 83fellowG4847 citizensG4847 with the 84saintsG40, and areG3609 ofG3609 85God’sG2316 householdG3609, 20having been 86builtG2026 on 87the foundationG2310 of 88the apostlesG652 and prophetsG4396, 89ChristG5547 JesusG2424 HimselfG846 beingG1510 the 90cornerstoneG204, 2191in whomG3739 the wholeG3956 buildingG3619, being fittedG4883 togetherG4883, is growingG837 into 92a holyG40 93templeG3485 in the LordG2962, 22in whomG3739 you alsoG2532 are being 94builtG4925 togetherG4925 into a 95dwellingG2732 of GodG2316 in the SpiritG4151.

Notes

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

Commentaries on Ephesians 2

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