And you 1were adead 2in your trespasses and sins,Lit beingOr by reason ofEph 2:5; Col 2:13 2 in which you aformerly walked according to the 1course of bthis world, according to cthe prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in dthe sons of disobedience.Lit age1 Cor 6:11; Eph 2:3Eph 1:21John 12:31; Eph 6:12Eph 5:6 3 Among them we too all aformerly lived in bthe lusts of our flesh, 1indulging the desires of the flesh and of the 2mind, and were cby nature dchildren of wrath, eeven as the rest.Lit doingLit thoughtsEph 2:2Gal 5:16fRom 2:14; Gal 2:15Rom 5:9; Col 1:21; 2 Pet 2:14Rom 5:12 4 But God, being arich in mercy, because of bHis great love with which He loved us,Eph 1:7John 3:16 5 even when we were adead 1in our transgressions, made us alive together 2with Christ b(by grace you have been saved),Or by reason ofTwo early mss read in ChristEph 2:1Acts 15:11 6 and araised us up with Him, and bseated us with Him in cthe heavenly places in dChrist Jesus,Col 2:12Eph 1:20Eph 1:3Eph 1:1; 2:10, 13 7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing ariches of His grace in bkindness toward us in Christ Jesus.Rom 2:4; Eph 1:7Titus 3:4 8 For aby grace you have been saved bthrough faith; and 1that not of yourselves, it is cthe gift of God;I.e. that salvationActs 15:11; Eph 2:51 Pet 1:5John 4:10 9 anot as a result of works, so that bno one may boast.Rom 3:28; 2 Tim 1:91 Cor 1:29 10 For we are His workmanship, acreated in bChrist Jesus for cgood works, which God dprepared beforehand so that we would ewalk in them.Eph 2:15; 4:24; Col 3:10Eph 1:1; 2:6, 13Titus 2:14Eph 1:4Eph 4:1
11 Therefore remember that aformerly byou, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “cUncircumcision” by the so-called “dCircumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands—Eph 2:21 Cor 12:2; Eph 5:8Rom 2:28f; Col 2:11 12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, 1aexcluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to bthe covenants of promise, having cno hope and dwithout God in the world.Or alienatedRom 9:4; Col 1:21Gal 3:17; Heb 8:61 Thess 4:13Gal 4:8; 1 Thess 4:5 13 But now in aChrist Jesus you who bformerly were cfar off 1have dbeen brought near 2eby the blood of Christ.Lit became; or were madeOr inEph 1:1; 2:6Eph 2:2Is 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17Rom 3:25; Col 1:20 14 For He Himself is aour peace, bwho made both groups into one and broke down the 1barrier of the dividing wall,Lit the dividing wall of the barrierIs 9:6; Eph 2:15; Col 3:151 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 15 1by aabolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is bthe Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might 2cmake the two into done new man, thus establishing epeace,Or the enmity, by abolishing in His flesh the LawLit createEph 2:16; Col 1:21fCol 2:14, 20Gal 3:28; Eph 2:10; Col 3:10, 11Gal 3:28; Col 3:10fIs 9:6; Eph 2:14; Col 3:15 16 and might areconcile them both in bone body to God through the cross, 1by it having cput to death the enmity.Or in Himself2 Cor 5:18; Col 1:20, 221 Cor 10:17; Eph 4:4Eph 2:15 17 AND aHE CAME AND PREACHED bPEACE TO YOU WHO WERE cFAR AWAY, AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO WERE dNEAR;Is 57:19; Rom 10:14Acts 10:36; Eph 2:14Eph 2:13 18 for through Him we both have aour access in bone Spirit to cthe Father.Rom 5:2; Eph 3:121 Cor 12:13; Eph 4:4Col 1:12 19 So then you are no longer astrangers and aliens, but you are bfellow citizens with the 1saints, and are of cGod’s household,Or holy onesEph 2:12; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 2:11Phil 3:20; Heb 12:22fGal 6:10 20 having been abuilt on bthe foundation of cthe apostles and prophets, dChrist Jesus Himself being the ecorner stone,1 Cor 3:9Matt 16:18; 1 Cor 3:10; Rev 21:141 Cor 12:28; Eph 3:51 Cor 3:11Ps 118:22; Luke 20:17 21 ain whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into ba holy 1temple in the Lord,Or sanctuaryEph 4:15f; Col 2:191 Cor 3:16f 22 in whom you also are being abuilt together into a bdwelling of God in the Spirit.1 Cor 3:9, 16; 2 Cor 6:16Eph 3:17