Ephesians 2

1 You were made alive when you were dead in your transgressions and sins,

and you also [[he raised up]], who were dead through your trespasses and sins,

2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience; (aiōn g165)

in which ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience; (aiōn g165)

3 among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

among whom even we all had our way of life in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others;

4 But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,

but God, who is rich in mercy, on account of his great love wherewith he loved us, gave to us,

5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

even when dead through our trespasses, life with Christ, —by grace have ye been saved, —

6 and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

and raised us up with him, and caused us to sit with him in the heavenly regions in Christ Jesus,

7 that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus; (aiōn g165)

that he might show in the ages to come the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)

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

For by grace ye have been saved, through faith; and this is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God;

9 not of works, that no one would boast.

not of works, lest any one should boast.

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

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

11 Therefore remember that once you, the non-Jews in the flesh, who are called "uncircumcision" by that which is called "circumcision," (in the flesh, made by hands);

Wherefore remember, that in time past ye, the gentiles in the flesh, who are called uncircumcised by those who are called circumcised, having the circumcision of the flesh, performed by hand, —

12 that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

that ye were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God, in the world;

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

but now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who formerly were afar off, have been brought nigh by the blood of Christ.

14 For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition,

For it is he who is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition between us, that is, the enmity;

15 having abolished in the flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace;

having abolished in his flesh the law of commandments contained in ordinances; that he might create of the two one new man in himself, thus making peace,

16 and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which he put to death their enmity.

and might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross, having slain on it the enmity.

17 He came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.

And he came and brought the glad tidings of peace to you who were afar off, and of peace to those that were near;

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

for through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

19 So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,

So then ye are no longer strangers and foreigners, but are fellow-citizens with the saints, and members of the household of God,

20 being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

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

21 in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;

in whom all the building, fitly framed together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord;

22 in whom you also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.

in whom ye also are built together into a dwelling-place of God in the Spirit.