Προς Εφεσιους 2

1 και υμας οντας νεκρους τοις παραπτωμασιν και ταις αμαρτιαις

You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,

2 εν αις ποτε περιεπατησατε κατα τον αιωνα του κοσμου τουτου κατα τον αρχοντα της εξουσιας του αερος του πνευματος του νυν ενεργουντος εν τοις υιοις της απειθειας (aiōn g165)

in which you once walked according to the course of this age (aiōn g165), according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience.

3 εν οις και ημεις παντες ανεστραφημεν ποτε εν ταις επιθυμιαις της σαρκος ημων ποιουντες τα θεληματα της σαρκος και των διανοιων και ημεν τεκνα φυσει οργης ως και οι λοιποι

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 ο δε θεος πλουσιος ων εν ελεει δια την πολλην αγαπην αυτου ην ηγαπησεν ημας

But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,

5 και οντας ημας νεκρους τοις παραπτωμασιν συνεζωοποιησεν τω χριστω χαριτι εστε σεσωσμενοι

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

6 και συνηγειρεν και συνεκαθισεν εν τοις επουρανιοις εν χριστω ιησου

and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

7 ινα ενδειξηται εν τοις αιωσιν τοις επερχομενοις τον υπερβαλλοντα πλουτον της χαριτος αυτου εν χρηστοτητι εφ ημας εν χριστω ιησου (aiōn g165)

that in the ages (aiōn g165) to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;

8 τη γαρ χαριτι εστε σεσωσμενοι δια της πιστεως και τουτο ουκ εξ υμων θεου το δωρον

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

9 ουκ εξ εργων ινα μη τις καυχησηται

not of works, that no one would boast.

10 αυτου γαρ εσμεν ποιημα κτισθεντες εν χριστω ιησου επι εργοις αγαθοις οις προητοιμασεν ο θεος ινα εν αυτοις περιπατησωμεν

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

11 διο μνημονευετε οτι υμεις ποτε τα εθνη εν σαρκι οι λεγομενοι ακροβυστια υπο της λεγομενης περιτομης εν σαρκι χειροποιητου

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 οτι ητε εν τω καιρω εκεινω χωρις χριστου απηλλοτριωμενοι της πολιτειας του ισραηλ και ξενοι των διαθηκων της επαγγελιας ελπιδα μη εχοντες και αθεοι εν τω κοσμω

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 νυνι δε εν χριστω ιησου υμεις οι ποτε οντες μακραν εγγυς εγενηθητε εν τω αιματι του χριστου

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

14 αυτος γαρ εστιν η ειρηνη ημων ο ποιησας τα αμφοτερα εν και το μεσοτοιχον του φραγμου λυσας

For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of separation,

15 την εχθραν εν τη σαρκι αυτου τον νομον των εντολων εν δογμασιν καταργησας ινα τους δυο κτιση εν εαυτω εις ενα καινον ανθρωπον ποιων ειρηνην

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 και αποκαταλλαξη τους αμφοτερους εν ενι σωματι τω θεω δια του σταυρου αποκτεινας την εχθραν εν αυτω

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

17 και ελθων ευηγγελισατο ειρηνην υμιν τοις μακραν και τοις εγγυς

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

18 οτι δι αυτου εχομεν την προσαγωγην οι αμφοτεροι εν ενι πνευματι προς τον πατερα

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

19 αρα ουν ουκετι εστε ξενοι και παροικοι αλλα συμπολιται των αγιων και οικειοι του θεου

So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and of the household of God,

20 εποικοδομηθεντες επι τω θεμελιω των αποστολων και προφητων οντος ακρογωνιαιου αυτου ιησου χριστου

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

21 εν ω πασα η οικοδομη συναρμολογουμενη αυξει εις ναον αγιον εν κυριω

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

22 εν ω και υμεις συνοικοδομεισθε εις κατοικητηριον του θεου εν πνευματι

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