New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 2:11-18

11ThereforeG1352 rememberG3421 that 1previouslyG4218 2you, the GentilesG1484 in the fleshG4561, who are calledG3004 “3UncircumcisionG203” by the so-calledG3004 “4CircumcisionG4061” which is performedG5499 in the fleshG4561 byG5499 humanG5499 handsG5499--

12remember that you were at that timeG2540 separateG5565 from ChristG5547, 5 6excludedG526 from 7the peopleG4174 of IsraelG2474, and strangersG3581 to 8the covenantsG1242 of the promiseG1860, havingG2192 9noG3361 hopeG1680 and 10withoutG112 GodG112 in the worldG2889.

13But nowG3570 in 11ChristG5547 JesusG2424 you whoG3739 12previouslyG4218 were 13farG3112 awayG3112 14have 15beenG1096 broughtG1096 nearG1451 16 17by the bloodG129 of ChristG5547.

14For He HimselfG846 is 18our peaceG1515, 19who madeG4160 bothG297 groups into oneG1520 and brokeG3089 downG3089 the 20barrierG5418 of the dividingG3320 wallG3320,

15 21by 22abolishingG2673 23in His fleshG4561 the hostilityG2189, which is 24the LawG3551 composed of commandmentsG1785 expressed in ordinancesG1378, soG2443 thatG2443 in HimselfG846 He might 25 26makeG2936 the twoG1417 27oneG1520 newG2537 personG444, in this way establishingG4160 28peaceG1515;

16and that He might 29reconcileG604 them bothG297 in 30oneG1520 bodyG4983 to GodG2316 throughG1223 the crossG4716, 31by it having 32putG615 toG615 deathG615 the hostilityG2189.

17And 33He cameG2064 and preachedG2097 34peaceG1515 to you whoG3588 were 35farG3112 awayG3112, and peaceG1515 to thoseG3588 who were 36nearG1451;

18for throughG1223 Him we bothG297 haveG2192 37our accessG4318 in 38oneG1520 SpiritG4151 to 39the FatherG3962.

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Notes

1. Ephesians 2:11 Eph 2:2 ↩
2. Ephesians 2:11 1 Cor 12:2; Eph 5:8 ↩
3. Ephesians 2:11 Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 ↩
4. Ephesians 2:11 Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 ↩
5. Ephesians 2:12 Or alienated ↩
6. Ephesians 2:12 Rom 9:4; Col 1:21 ↩
7. Ephesians 2:12 Or citizenship in Israel ↩
8. Ephesians 2:12 Gal 3:17; Heb 8:6 ↩
9. Ephesians 2:12 1 Thess 4:13 ↩
10. Ephesians 2:12 Gal 4:8; 1 Thess 4:5 ↩
11. Ephesians 2:13 Eph 1:1; 2:6 ↩
12. Ephesians 2:13 Eph 2:2 ↩
13. Ephesians 2:13 Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17 ↩
14. Ephesians 2:13 Lit became; or were made ↩
15. Ephesians 2:13 Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17 ↩
16. Ephesians 2:13 Or in ↩
17. Ephesians 2:13 Rom 3:25; Col 1:20 ↩
18. Ephesians 2:14 Is 9:6; Eph 2:15; Col 3:15 ↩
19. Ephesians 2:14 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 ↩
20. Ephesians 2:14 Lit the dividing wall of the barrier ↩
21. Ephesians 2:15 Or the hostility, by abolishing in His flesh the Law ↩
22. Ephesians 2:15 Eph 2:16; Col 1:21f ↩
23. Ephesians 2:15 I.e., by His death ↩
24. Ephesians 2:15 Col 2:14, 20 ↩
25. Ephesians 2:15 Lit create ↩
26. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Eph 2:10; Col 3:10, 11 ↩
27. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Col 3:10f ↩
28. Ephesians 2:15 Is 9:6; Eph 2:14; Col 3:15 ↩
29. Ephesians 2:16 2 Cor 5:18; Col 1:20, 22 ↩
30. Ephesians 2:16 1 Cor 10:17; Eph 4:4 ↩
31. Ephesians 2:16 Or in Himself ↩
32. Ephesians 2:16 Eph 2:15 ↩
33. Ephesians 2:17 Is 57:19; Rom 10:14 ↩
34. Ephesians 2:17 Acts 10:36; Eph 2:14 ↩
35. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
36. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
37. Ephesians 2:18 Rom 5:2; Eph 3:12 ↩
38. Ephesians 2:18 1 Cor 12:13; Eph 4:4 ↩
39. Ephesians 2:18 Col 1:12 ↩

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