Ephesians 2

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

You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions 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 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)

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, —

We also all once lived amongst them in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

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

But God, being rich in mercy, for 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, —

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

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

and raised us up with him, and made us to sit 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)

that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness towards 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 that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

9 Not from works, lest anyone should boast.

not of works, that no one would 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 before 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, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “uncircumcision” by that which is called “circumcision” (in the flesh, made 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;

that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from 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 off are made near in 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 made both one, and broke down the middle wall of separation,

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.

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

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

and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility through it.

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 peace to you who were far off 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 our 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 you are fellow citizens with the saints and 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, —

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus 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 whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;

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

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