< Ephesians 2 >

1 Also you — being dead in the trespasses and the sins,
even you who were dead in trespasses and sins;
2 in which once ye did walk according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience, (aiōn g165)
in which you formerly walked, according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air--of the spirit which now effectually works in the children of disobedience; (aiōn g165)
3 among whom also we all did walk once in the desires of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath — as also the others,
amongst whom we, also, were all formerly conversant in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh, and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others.
4 and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,
But God being rich in mercy, through his great love with which he loved us,
5 even being dead in the trespasses, did make us to live together with the Christ, (by grace ye are having been saved, )
even us, who were dead in trespasses, he has made alive together with Christ; (by favor you are saved; )
6 and did raise [us] up together, and did seat [us] together in the heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus,
and has raised us up together, and has set us down together in heavenly places with Christ Jesus;
7 that He might show, in the ages that are coming, the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus, (aiōn g165)
that he might show, in the ages to come, the exceeding riches of his favor in his kindness toward us by Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)
8 for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you — of God the gift,
For by favor you are saved through faith; and this salvation not by yourselves; it is the gift of God--
9 not of works, that no one may boast;
not by works, that no one may boast.
10 for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, for which God before prepared us, that we should walk in them.
11 Wherefore, remember, that ye [were] once the nations in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that called Circumcision in the flesh made by hands,
Wherefore, remember that you, formerly Gentiles in the flesh, (those called the uncircumcision, by them called the circumcision in the flesh, made by hands, )
12 that ye were at that time apart from Christ, having been alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God, in the world;
were in the world at that time, without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the institutions of promise; having no hope, and without God:
13 and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ,
but now, in Christ Jesus, you were formerly far off, are brought nigh by the blood of Christ.
14 for he is our peace, who did make both one, and the middle wall of the enclosure did break down,
For he is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation;
15 the enmity in his flesh, the law of the commands in ordinances having done away, that the two he might create in himself into one new man, making peace,
having abolished, by his flesh, the enmity, (the law of the commandments concerning ordinances, ) that he might make the two into one new man, under himself, making peace:
16 and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity in it,
and might reconcile both to God, in one body, through the cross; having slain the enmity by it.
17 and having come, he did proclaim good news — peace to you — the far-off and the nigh,
And, having come, he brought good news of peace to you, the far off--to us, the nigh:
18 because through him we have the access — we both — in one Spirit unto the Father.
that, through him, we both have introduction to the Father, by one Spirit.
19 Then, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens of the saints, and of the household of God,
Now, then, you are no longer strangers and sojourners; but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God:
20 being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner -[stone],
having been built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the foundation corner stone;
21 in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,
by which the whole building, being fitly compacted together, rises into a holy temple of the Lord;
22 in whom also ye are builded together, for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
in which you, also, are builded together, for a habitation of God by the Spirit.

< Ephesians 2 >