Ephesians 2

1 [Unto] you also—being dead by your offences and sins,

You were dead in the trespasses and sins

2 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)

in which you once walked when you followed the ways of this world and the ruler of the realm of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience. (aiōn g165)

3 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, —

Among them we all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, carrying out the desires of our flesh and our impulses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

4 But, God, being rich in mercy, by reason of the great love wherewith he loved us,

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

5 Although we were dead by our offences, gave us life together with the Christ, —by favour, ye have been saved, —

made us alive together with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses—by grace you have been saved.

6 And raised us up together, and seated us together in the heavenlies, in Christ:

And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

7 That he might point out, in the oncoming ages, the surpassing riches of his favour in graciousness upon us, in Christ Jesus; (aiōn g165)

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

8 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!

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

9 Not from works, lest anyone should boast.

not by works, so that no one may boast.

10 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.

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

11 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,

Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “the uncircumcision” by those who call themselves “the circumcision,” which is made in the flesh by hands—

12 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;

remember that you were apart from Christ at that time, excluded from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

13 But, just now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who at one time were afar off, were made nigh in the blood of the Christ;

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

14 He, in fact, is our peace—who made both one, and, the enclosing middle-wall, took down,

For he is our peace, who has united both the Jews and Gentiles into one people and has broken down the wall of hostility that divided us.

15 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.

He did this by abolishing the law with its commandments and ordinances in order to make peace between the two groups and create in himself one new people.

16 And might fully reconcile them both, in one body, through means of the cross, —slaying the enmity thereby; —

He reconciled both groups to God in one body through the cross, by which he put the hostility to death.

17 And, coming, he announced the glad-message—of peace, unto you, the far off, and peace, unto them that were nigh;

He came and preached the good news of peace to you who were far away and to those who were near.

18 Because, through him, we have our introduction—we both—in one Spirit, unto the Father.

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

19 Hence, then—no longer, are ye strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens of the saints, and members of the household of God, —

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

20 Having been built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, there being, for chief corner stone, Jesus Christ himself, —

built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone.

21 In whom, an entire building, in process of being fitly joined together, is growing into a holy shrine in [the] Lord;

In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.

22 In whom, ye also, are being builded together, into a habitation of God in Spirit.

And in him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.