Ephesians 2

1 And as for you, you were dead in your trespasses and sins.

And you hath he made alive who were dead in trespasses and sins,

2 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)

in which ye formerly walked after the manner of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that still operates in the children of disobedience: (aiōn g165)

3 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.

among whom also we were all conversant heretofore in our carnal desires, indulging the appetites of the flesh and of our imaginations; and were by nature children of wrath, even as others.

4 But God is rich in mercy because of his great love with which he loved us.

But God being rich in mercy, through his great love wherewith He loved us,

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

hath made us alive in Christ, even when we were dead in trespasses, (for by grace ye are saved) and hath raised us up together,

6 God raised us up together with Christ, and God made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

7 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)

That in the ages to come He might shew the superabundant riches of his grace, in his kindness towards us through Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this did not come from you, it is the gift of God,

For by grace ye are saved, through faith: and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not by works, that no one may boast:

9 not from works and so no one may boast.

for we are his workmanship,

10 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.

created in Christ Jesus unto good works, for which God before prepared us, that we might walk in them.

11 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.

Wherefore remember that ye were formerly Gentiles in the flesh, called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision made by hands in the flesh;

12 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.

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

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

ye, who were formerly afar off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

14 For he is our peace. He made the two one. By his flesh he destroyed the wall of hostility that divided us.

For He is our peace, who hath made both one, and removed the wall of partition from between us;

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

having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that He might form the two into one new man, in Himself, so making peace;

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

and that He might reconcile both in one body unto God, by the cross, having thereby slain the enmity:

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

and He came and preached peace to you that were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

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

For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

19 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.

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the houshold of God;

20 You have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, and Christ Jesus himself was the cornerstone.

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone:

21 In him the whole building fits together and grows as a temple in the Lord.

in whom the whole building fitly joined together increaseth to an holy temple in the Lord:

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

in whom ye also are built up together for an habitation of God by the Spirit.