Ephesians 2
1 Formerly, because you were habitually sinning [DOU], you were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as a] corpse [MET] is).
Auch euch (hat Gott mit Christus lebendig gemacht). Ihr wart tot durch eure Übertretungen und Sünden.
2 You were acting in the same [evil] way as those who oppose Christ [MTY] act. That is, you were behaving in the [evil] ways [that Satan wanted you to behave]. He rules over evil spiritual beings that no person can see [MTY]. He is the spirit who now powerfully controls the people who disobey God. (aiōn g165)
Darin lebtet ihr einst nach der Weise dieser Welt, beeinflußt von dem Herrscher über die Macht der Finsternis: über jenen Geist, der jetzt wirksam ist in allen, die Gott nicht gehorchen. (aiōn g165)
3 Formerly, we all used to disobey God as they do. We did the things that our self-centered nature wanted us to do. We habitually did those [evil] deeds that our bodies and our minds wanted to do. When we were acting like that, it was certain that [God] would punish [MTY] us, just like he will certainly punish all other [evil people].
Auch wir alle haben einst wie jene dahingelebt in den Begierden unseres Fleisches. Wir taten, was unser Fleisch und unsere (bösen) Gedanken lüstete, und obwohl durch unsere Geburt Kinder, waren wir doch ebenso wie alle anderen Menschen Gottes Zorngericht verfallen.
4 But God always acts very mercifully, and he loves us very much.
Gott aber, an Erbarmen reich, hat in seiner großen Liebe, womit er uns geliebt,
5 As a result, even when we were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as] a corpse [MET] is) because we were habitually sinning, he enabled us to receive [spiritual]/[eternal] life because of our relationship with Christ. [Do not forget this: It is only] because God has acted so kindly toward you, in a way that you did not deserve, that you are saved {that [he] saved you} [from the guilt of your sin]
auch uns, die wir tot waren durch unsere Übertretungen, zugleich mit Christus lebendig gemacht — durch Gnade seid ihr gerettet! —,
6 And [it is as though] God gave us spiritual life when he caused Christ Jesus to be alive again after he died [MET]. And [it is as though] God caused us to sit [and rule] [MTY] with him in heaven,
und mit Christus Jesus hat er uns auferweckt und in die Himmelswelt versetzt.
7 in order that he might show to everyone at all times in the future that he has acted toward us in an extremely kind way because of what Christ Jesus [did for us]. (aiōn g165)
So will er in den kommenden Zeiten den überschwenglichen Reichtum seiner Gnade kundmachen durch die Güte, die er uns in Christus Jesus erwiesen hat. (aiōn g165)
8 It is [only] by [God] acting [PRS] [toward you] in a way that you did not deserve that you have been saved {that he has saved you} as a result of your trusting [in Christ]. You did not save yourselves. His saving you was his gift to you.
Denn aus Gnade habt ihr durch Glauben das Heil empfangen. Das ist nicht euer Verdienst, es ist Gottes Gabe.
9 He did not save any of you because of anything you yourselves did. Because you have done nothing [to save yourselves], you cannot be proud of your efforts to save yourselves.
Werke haben nichts damit zu tun, auf daß sich niemand rühme.
10 It is God who has made us what we are now. Because of our relationship with Christ Jesus, he has enabled us to receive [spiritual/eternal] life in order that we should conduct our lives habitually doing the good deeds that God previously planned for us to do.
Denn sein Gebilde sind wir. In Christi Jesu Gemeinschaft sind wir dazu geschaffen worden, gute Werke zu vollbringen. Darin zu wandeln, hat uns Gott vorherbestimmt
11 You [Ephesians] have been non-Jews from the time that you were born. The Jews ([insult you/say that you are not God’s people]) [by] calling you ‘those who are not circumcised’. They [proudly] call themselves ‘we [(exc)] who are circumcised’. [They have allowed people to] circumcise [them to indicate that they are God’s people, but] that has [only] changed their bodies, [not their] ([inner beings/hearts]).
Denkt nun daran: Ihr wart einst, äußerlich betrachtet, Heiden und wurdet von den sogenannten Beschnittenen, deren Beschneidung am Fleisch mit der Hand vollzogen wird, (verächtlich) mit dem Namen "Unbeschnittene" bezeichnet.
12 You should constantly remember these things: Formerly you did not have any relationship with Christ. You did not belong to the people of Israel, [the people whom God chose]. You did not know about the things God promised in his agreements [with his people]. You did not confidently expect to go to heaven after you die (OR, [that God would save you]). You [lived] in this world without knowing God.
Damals hattet ihr keinen Christus, ihr wart ausgeschlossen von dem Bürgerrecht in Israel und dem Verheißungsbund fremd; daher hattet ihr auch keine Hoffnung und lebtet ohne Gott in dieser Welt dahin.
13 But now, because of your relationship with Christ Jesus, God has brought you, who had no relationship with him [MET], into his family [MET]. He did that because [you trusted in what Christ accomplished when] his blood [MTY] [flowed from his body when he died on the cross].
Jetzt aber, in der Gemeinschaft mit Christus Jesus, seid ihr, die ihr einst fern gestanden, durch Christi Blut nahe gebracht worden.
14 Christ himself [has caused us Jewish and non-Jewish believers] to have peace [with each other]. He has made both [of our groups] to become one [group]. [Just like people] (tear down/demolish) a wall that separates [groups of people] [MET], he has destroyed the hatred [between Jews and non-Jews].
Er ist unser Friede. Er hat aus beiden (Juden und Heiden) eins gemacht und den sie trennenden Zaun hinweggeräumt. Denn er hat durch sein Fleisch die Feindschaft,
15 By dying [MTY] [for us on the cross] he made it no longer [necessary for us to obey] all the [Jewish] laws and rituals [in order to be saved]. He did that in order to enable the two [groups] to become one new group because of our relationship with him. The result was that he has caused us to have peace [with each other].
die das Gesetz mit seinen Geboten und Verordnungen zwischen ihnen erregte, für immer abgetan. so wollte er die beiden in sich selbst zu einem neuen Menschen umschaffen. Ja, er hat Frieden gestiftet
16 By [dying on] the cross [MTY] he caused both Jews and non-Jews to have a peaceful relationship with God. That is how he caused us to no longer be [MET] enemies [with God] (OR, [with each other]).
und beide, die in einem Leib vereinigt werden sollten, mit Gott versöhnt durch das Kreuz, an dem er ihre Feindschaft ertötet hat.
17 He came [to earth] and proclaimed that you [non-Jews], who did not have a relationship with [MET] [God], and [us(exc) Jews], who [considered that we(exc) belonged to] [MET] God’s [family], can [all] now have peace [with God].
Dann ist er gekommen und hat euch, die ihr fern wart, und denen, die nahe standen, die Frohe Botschaft des Friedens verkündigt.
18 [We know that he has done that] because we both, [Jews and non-Jews], are [now] able to approach God the Father in prayer by the help of his Spirit, because of what Christ [has done].
Denn durch ihn haben wir beide in einem Geist Zugang zum Vater.
19 So [God no longer treats] you [non-Jews] as [people treat] [MET] foreigners and strangers [who live among them] [MET]. Instead, along with all God’s people, [it is as though] you have become citizens of a country that he rules over, and [as though you have become] members of the family [of which he is the father] [MET].
So seid ihr nun nicht mehr Fremdlinge und Beisassen: nein, ihr seid Mitbürger der Heiligen und Gottes Hausgenossen.
20 [Just like] a building is built {[as someone] builds a building} on a foundation, [God has joined you into one group that originated/began] from what the apostles and prophets [taught]. Christ Jesus is the [most important one in that group, just like a] cornerstone [is the most important part of a building]. And
Ihr seid auferbaut auf dem Grund der Apostel und Propheten, und Christus Jesus ist der Eckstein dieses Grundes.
21 just like [a builder might] join together all the parts of a building to make it a temple that [people will] dedicate to the Lord [MET], [Christ is continually causing all of] you who have a relationship with [him to be united, in order that you will become one holy group].
In ihm ist der ganze Bau fest zusammengefügt und wächst so hinan zu einem heiligen Tempel in dem Herrn.
22 And because of your relationship with Christ, [God] is joining you [non-Jews] together with [Jewish believers] to be [like] one building [MET] in which his Spirit lives.
Ihn ihm werdet auch ihr (Heiden) miterbaut zu einer Wohnung Gottes im Geist.
