Ephesians 2
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Saved by Grace
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Col 2.13. And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. 4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace, in his kindness toward us, through Christ Jesus. 8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9not of works, lest any man should boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
One New Man in Christ
11Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; 12that at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: 13but now, in Christ Jesus, ye who sometime were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. 14For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 15#Col 2.14. having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 16#Col 1.20. and that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: 17#Isa 57.19. and came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. 18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. 19Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 21in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord: 22in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God through the Spirit.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Ephesians 2
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From Death to Life
1And you were dead # Jn 5:25 in your trespasses and sins 2in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, # 2Pt 2:20 according to the ruler who exercises authority over the lower heavens, # Lit ruler of the domain of the air # 2Pt 2:10; Jd 8 the spirit # 1Co 2:12; 1Tm 4:1 now working in the disobedient. # Lit sons of disobedience 3We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly # Php 3:3 desires, carrying out the inclinations # Mt 21:31; Lk 12:47; 23:25; Jn 1:13; 1Co 7:37; 2Pt 1:21 of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath # Rm 2:5; Rv 6:16 as the others were also. 4But God, who is rich in mercy, # Lk 1:50 because of His great love # 1Co 13:1; 1Jn 4:16 that He had for us, # Lit love with which He loved us 5made us alive # Col 2:13; 1Tm 5:6 with the Messiah even though we were dead # Jn 5:25 in trespasses. You are saved by grace! 6Together with Christ Jesus He also raised us up and seated us in the heavens, # Eph 1:3,20; 3:10; 6:12; Php 2:10; 1Pt 3:22 7so that in the coming ages # Mk 10:30 He might display the immeasurable riches # Lk 8:14; 2Co 8:9 of His grace through His kindness # Ps 25:6 to us in Christ Jesus. 8For you are saved by grace # Rm 3:24; 6:14; 11:6; Gl 2:21; 2Tm 1:9 through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift — 9not from works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are His creation, created # Jn 1:3; Rv 3:14 in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time # Rm 9:23 so that we should walk in them.
Unity in Christ
11So then, remember that at one time you were Gentiles in the flesh — called “the uncircumcised” by those called “the circumcised,” # Gl 6:15 which is done in the flesh by human hands. # Php 3:3 12At that time you were without the Messiah, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, # Gn 12:7 without hope # 1Th 1:3; 4:13 and without God in the world. 13But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood # Heb 9:12 of the Messiah. 14For He is our peace, who made both groups one # Rm 10:12; Gl 3:28 and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In His flesh, 15He made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that He might create # Rv 3:14 in Himself one # Jn 11:52 new man from the two, resulting in peace. 16He did this so that He might reconcile both to God in one body # Eph 4:4 through the cross and put the hostility to death by it. # Or death in Himself 17When the Messiah came, He proclaimed the good news # Lk 4:18; 1Pt 1:12 of peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. # Is 57:19 18For through Him we both have access # Jn 10:7-9; Rm 5:2; Eph 3:12 by one Spirit to the Father. # Jn 4:23; 1Co 12:13; Eph 4:4; Col 1:12 19So then you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household, 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, # 1Co 12:28; Eph 3:5 with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. 21The whole building, being put together # Eph 4:16 by Him, grows into a holy sanctuary in the Lord. # 1Pt 2:5 22You also are being built together # Rm 11:18 for God’s dwelling # 1Pt 2:5 in the Spirit.
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