Ephesians 2
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Ephesians 2:15-18

151by 2abolishingG2673 3in His fleshG4561 the hostilityG2189, which is 4the LawG3551 composed of commandmentsG1785 expressed in ordinancesG1378, soG2443 thatG2443 in HimselfG846 He might 56makeG2936 the twoG1417 7oneG1520 newG2537 personG444, in this way establishingG4160 8peaceG1515;

16and that He might 9reconcileG604 them bothG297 in 10oneG1520 bodyG4983 to GodG2316 throughG1223 the crossG4716, 11by it having 12putG615 toG615 deathG615 the hostilityG2189.

17And 13He cameG2064 and preachedG2097 14peaceG1515 to you whoG3588 were 15farG3112 awayG3112, and peaceG1515 to thoseG3588 who were 16nearG1451;

18for throughG1223 Him we bothG297 haveG2192 17our accessG4318 in 18oneG1520 SpiritG4151 to 19the FatherG3962.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 2:15 Or the hostility, by abolishing in His flesh the Law ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 2:15 Eph 2:16; Col 1:21f ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 2:15 I.e., by His death ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 2:15 Col 2:14, 20 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 2:15 Lit create ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Eph 2:10; Col 3:10, 11 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 2:15 Gal 3:28; Col 3:10f ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 2:15 Is 9:6; Eph 2:14; Col 3:15 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 2:16 2 Cor 5:18; Col 1:20, 22 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 2:16 1 Cor 10:17; Eph 4:4 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 2:16 Or in Himself ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 2:16 Eph 2:15 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 2:17 Is 57:19; Rom 10:14 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 2:17 Acts 10:36; Eph 2:14 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 2:17 Eph 2:13 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 2:18 Rom 5:2; Eph 3:12 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 2:18 1 Cor 12:13; Eph 4:4 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 2:18 Col 1:12 ↩

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