New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 2:12-22

12remember that you were at that timeG2540 separateG5565 from ChristG5547, 1 2excludedG526 from 3the peopleG4174 of IsraelG2474, and strangersG3581 to 4the covenantsG1242 of the promiseG1860, havingG2192 5noG3361 hopeG1680 and 6withoutG112 GodG112 in the worldG2889.

13But nowG3570 in 7ChristG5547 JesusG2424 you whoG3739 8previouslyG4218 were 9farG3112 awayG3112 10have 11beenG1096 broughtG1096 nearG1451 12 13by the bloodG129 of ChristG5547.

14For He HimselfG846 is 14our peaceG1515, 15who madeG4160 bothG297 groups into oneG1520 and brokeG3089 downG3089 the 16barrierG5418 of the dividingG3320 wallG3320,

15 17by 18abolishingG2673 19in His fleshG4561 the hostilityG2189, which is 20the LawG3551 composed of commandmentsG1785 expressed in ordinancesG1378, soG2443 thatG2443 in HimselfG846 He might 21 22makeG2936 the twoG1417 23oneG1520 newG2537 personG444, in this way establishingG4160 24peaceG1515;

16and that He might 25reconcileG604 them bothG297 in 26oneG1520 bodyG4983 to GodG2316 throughG1223 the crossG4716, 27by it having 28putG615 toG615 deathG615 the hostilityG2189.

17And 29He cameG2064 and preachedG2097 30peaceG1515 to you whoG3588 were 31farG3112 awayG3112, and peaceG1515 to thoseG3588 who were 32nearG1451;

18for throughG1223 Him we bothG297 haveG2192 33our accessG4318 in 34oneG1520 SpiritG4151 to 35the FatherG3962.

19SoG686 thenG686 you are noG3765 longerG3765 36strangersG3581 and foreignersG3941, but you are 37fellowG4847 citizensG4847 with the 38saintsG40, and areG3609 ofG3609 39God’sG2316 householdG3609,

20having been 40builtG2026 on 41the foundationG2310 of 42the apostlesG652 and prophetsG4396, 43ChristG5547 JesusG2424 HimselfG846 beingG1510 the 44cornerstoneG204,

21 45in whomG3739 the wholeG3956 buildingG3619, being fittedG4883 togetherG4883, is growingG837 into 46a holyG40 47templeG3485 in the LordG2962,

22in whomG3739 you alsoG2532 are being 48builtG4925 togetherG4925 into a 49dwellingG2732 of GodG2316 in the SpiritG4151.

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Notes

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

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