Ephesians 2
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Ephesians 2:11-22

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, 56excludedG526 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 1617by 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,

1521by 22abolishingG2673 23in His fleshG4561 the hostilityG2189, which is 24the LawG3551 composed of commandmentsG1785 expressed in ordinancesG1378, soG2443 thatG2443 in HimselfG846 He might 2526makeG2936 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.

19SoG686 thenG686 you are noG3765 longerG3765 40strangersG3581 and foreignersG3941, but you are 41fellowG4847 citizensG4847 with the 42saintsG40, and areG3609 ofG3609 43God’sG2316 householdG3609,

20having been 44builtG2026 on 45the foundationG2310 of 46the apostlesG652 and prophetsG4396, 47ChristG5547 JesusG2424 HimselfG846 beingG1510 the 48cornerstoneG204,

2149in whomG3739 the wholeG3956 buildingG3619, being fittedG4883 togetherG4883, is growingG837 into 50a holyG40 51templeG3485 in the LordG2962,

22in whomG3739 you alsoG2532 are being 52builtG4925 togetherG4925 into a 53dwellingG2732 of GodG2316 in the SpiritG4151.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 2:11 Eph 2:2 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 2:11 1 Cor 12:2; Eph 5:8 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 2:11 Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 2:11 Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 2:12 Or alienated ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 2:12 Rom 9:4; Col 1:21 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 2:12 Or citizenship in Israel ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 2:12 Gal 3:17; Heb 8:6 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 2:12 1 Thess 4:13 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 2:12 Gal 4:8; 1 Thess 4:5 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 2:13 Eph 1:1; 2:6 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 2:13 Eph 2:2 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 2:13 Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 2:13 Lit became; or were made ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 2:13 Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 2:13 Or in ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 2:13 Rom 3:25; Col 1:20 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 2:14 Is 9:6; Eph 2:15; Col 3:15 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 2:14 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 2:14 Lit the dividing wall of the barrier ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 2:15 Or the hostility, by abolishing in His flesh the Law ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 2:15 Eph 2:16; Col 1:21f ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 2:15 I.e., by His death ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 2:15 Col 2:14, 20 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 2:15 Lit create ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Eph 2:10; Col 3:10, 11 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Col 3:10f ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 2:15 Is 9:6; Eph 2:14; Col 3:15 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 2:16 2 Cor 5:18; Col 1:20, 22 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 2:16 1 Cor 10:17; Eph 4:4 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 2:16 Or in Himself ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 2:16 Eph 2:15 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 2:17 Is 57:19; Rom 10:14 ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 2:17 Acts 10:36; Eph 2:14 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 2:18 Rom 5:2; Eph 3:12 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 2:18 1 Cor 12:13; Eph 4:4 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 2:18 Col 1:12 ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 2:19 Eph 2:12; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 2:11 ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 2:19 Phil 3:20; Heb 12:22f ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 2:19 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 2:19 Gal 6:10 ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 2:20 1 Cor 3:9 ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 2:20 Matt 16:18; 1 Cor 3:10; Rev 21:14 ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 2:20 1 Cor 12:28; Eph 3:5 ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 2:20 1 Cor 3:11 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 2:20 Ps 118:22; Luke 20:17 ↩
  49. 49. Ephesians 2:21 Eph 4:15f; Col 2:19 ↩
  50. 50. Ephesians 2:21 1 Cor 3:16f ↩
  51. 51. Ephesians 2:21 Or sanctuary ↩
  52. 52. Ephesians 2:22 1 Cor 3:9, 16; 2 Cor 6:16 ↩
  53. 53. Ephesians 2:22 Eph 3:17 ↩

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