Ephesians 2

1 And you, when you were dead in your offences, and sins,

And so God has given life to you Gentiles also, who were once dead in your trespasses and sins,

2 Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of this air, of the spirit that now worketh on the children of unbelief: (aiōn g165)

in which you passed your lives after the way of this world, under the sway of the Prince of the Powers of the Air, the spirit who is now working among the sons of disobedience. (aiōn g165)

3 In which also we all conversed in time past, in the desires of our flesh, fulfilling the will of the flesh and of our thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:

And among them we all once passed our lives, indulging the passions of our flesh, carrying out the dictates of our senses and temperament, and were by nature the children of wrath like all the rest.

4 But God, (who is rich in mercy, ) for his exceeding charity wherewith he loved us,

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together in Christ, (by whose grace you are saved, )

even while we were dead in our trespasses, made us live together with Christ (it is by grace you have been saved).

6 And hath raised us up together, and hath made us sit together in the heavenly places, through Christ Jesus.

together with him He raised us from the dead, and together with Christ Jesus seated us in the heavenly realm,

7 That he might shew in the ages to come the abundant riches of his grace, in his bounty towards us in Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)

in order that he might show to the ages to come the amazing riches of his grace by his goodness to us in Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)

8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, for it is the gift of God;

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is God’s gift.

9 Not of works, that no man may glory.

It is not of works, so that any one can boast of it;

10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus in good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them.

for we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good deeds, which God predestined us to make our daily way of life.

11 For which cause be mindful that you, being heretofore Gentiles in the flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision in the flesh, made by hands;

Do not forget then, that you Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "uncircumcision" by the "circumcision" made in flesh by man’s hand,

12 That you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the conversation of Israel, and strangers to the testament, having no hope of the promise, and without God in this world.

were once upon a time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the covenants of the Promise, without hope and without God in the world.

13 But now in Christ Jesus, you, who some time were afar off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near in the blood of Christ.

14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and breaking down the middle wall of partition, the enmities in his flesh:

For he is our Peace, who has made the two of us Jew and Gentile one, and has broken down the party-wall of partition between us.

15 Making void the law of commandments contained in decrees; that he might make the two in himself into one new man, making peace;

In his own body he abolished the cause of our enmity, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, in order to make the two into one new man in himself, so making peace.

16 And might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross, killing the enmities in himself.

Thus he reconciled us both in one body to God by his cross, on which he slew our enmity.

17 And coming, he preached peace to you that were afar off, and peace to them that were nigh.

So he came preaching "Peace" to you Gentiles who were afar off, and "Peace" to us Jews who were near;

18 For by him we have access both in one Spirit to the Father.

because it is through him that we both have access in one spirit to the Father.

19 Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners; but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and the domestics of God,

Take notice then that no longer are you strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household.

20 Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone:

You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone.

21 In whom all the building, being framed together, groweth up into an holy temple in the Lord.

In him the whole building, fitly framed together, rises into a holy temple in the Lord;

22 In whom you also are built together into an habitation of God in the Spirit.

and in him you, too, are continuously built together for a dwelling- place of God through his Spirit.