Ephesians 2

1 Also you — being dead in the trespasses and the sins,

You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions 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 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 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,

We also all once lived among 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 and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,

But God, being rich in mercy, for 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 when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

6 and did raise [us] up together, and did seat [us] together in the heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus,

and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in 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 in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in 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 grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

9 not of works, that no one may boast;

not of works, that no one would 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 for good works, which God prepared before that we would 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,

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 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;

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 and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became 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 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 made both one, and broke 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 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 reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity in it,

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

17 and having come, he did proclaim good news — peace to you — the far-off and the nigh,

He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near.

18 because through him we have the access — we both — in one Spirit unto the Father.

For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

19 Then, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens of the saints, and 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 being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner -[stone],

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

21 in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,

in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;

22 in whom also ye are builded together, for a habitation of God in the Spirit.

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