Ephesians 2
1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
[Unto] you also—being dead by your offences and sins,
2 in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. (aiōn g165)
In which at one time ye walked, according to the age of the world, according to the prince of the authority of the air, of the spirit that now energiseth in the sons of disobedience, (aiōn g165)
3 All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
Among whom also, we all, had our behaviour, at one time, in the covetings of our flesh, doing the things desired by the flesh and the mind, and were children, by nature, of anger—even as the rest, —
4 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
But, God, being rich in mercy, by reason of the great love wherewith he loved us,
5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
Although we were dead by our offences, gave us life together with the Christ, —by favour, ye have been saved, —
6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
And raised us up together, and seated us together in the heavenlies, in Christ:
7 in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)
That he might point out, in the oncoming ages, the surpassing riches of his favour in graciousness upon us, in Christ Jesus; (aiōn g165)
8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
For, by his favour, have ye been saved, through means of faith, and this [hath come to pass] —not from you, of God, the free-gift!
9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
Not from works, lest anyone should boast.
10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
His, in fact we are—his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus upon a footing of good works, which God prepared beforehand, that, therein, we might walk.
11 Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—
Wherefore, keep in remembrance—that, at one time, ye, the nations in flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by the so-called Circumcision in flesh, made by hand,
12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
That ye were, in that season, separate from Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and godless in the world;
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
But, just now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who at one time were afar off, were made nigh in the blood of the Christ;
14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
He, in fact, is our peace—who made both one, and, the enclosing middle-wall, took down,
15 by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
The enmity, in his flesh—the law of commandments in decrees—bringing to nought, —that, the two, he might create in himself, into one man of new mould, making peace.
16 and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.
And might fully reconcile them both, in one body, through means of the cross, —slaying the enmity thereby; —
17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
And, coming, he announced the glad-message—of peace, unto you, the far off, and peace, unto them that were nigh;
18 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Because, through him, we have our introduction—we both—in one Spirit, unto the Father.
19 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
Hence, then—no longer, are ye strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens of the saints, and members of the household of God, —
20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
Having been built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, there being, for chief corner stone, Jesus Christ himself, —
21 In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
In whom, an entire building, in process of being fitly joined together, is growing into a holy shrine in [the] Lord;
22 And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.
In whom, ye also, are being builded together, into a habitation of God in Spirit.
