Ephesians 2

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

And as for you, you were dead in your 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)

It was in these trespasses and sins that you once lived according to the ways of this world. You were living according to the ruler of the authorities of the air, the spirit that is working 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, —

Once we all lived among these people, fulfilling the evil desires of our sinful nature, and carrying out the desires of the body and of the mind. We were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of humanity.

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

But God is rich in mercy because of his 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, —

While we were dead in trespasses, he made us alive together in Christ—by grace you have been saved.

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

God raised us up together with Christ, and God made us sit together 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 to us the immeasurably great riches of his grace expressed in 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 did not come from you, it is the gift of God,

9 Not from works, lest anyone should boast.

not from works and so 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 God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good deeds that God planned long ago for us, 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 once you were Gentiles in the flesh. You are called “uncircumcision” by what is called the “circumcision” in the flesh made by human 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;

For at that time you were separated from Christ, foreigners to the people of Israel, 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 once were far away from God 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. He made the two one. By his flesh he destroyed 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.

That is, he abolished the law of commandments and regulations so that he might create one new man in himself, and so making peace.

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

Christ reconciles both peoples into one body to God through the cross, putting to death the hostility.

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

Jesus came and proclaimed peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

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

For through Jesus 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, now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. Instead you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household.

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

You have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, and Christ Jesus himself was the 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 fits together and grows as a temple in the Lord.

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

It is in him that you also are being built together as a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.