Efesios 2
1 Y él les dio vida, cuando estaban muertos por sus maldades y pecados,
Formerly, because you were habitually sinning [DOU], you were ([spiritually] dead/[as unable to please God as a] corpse [MET] is).
2 En el que vivían en el pasado, siguiendo los caminos de este mundo presente, haciendo placer del espíritu que domina el aire, el espíritu que ahora opera en aquellos que van en contra del propósito de Dios; (aiōn g165)
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)
3 Entre los que todos vivimos una vez en los placeres de nuestra carne, cediendo el paso a los deseos de la carne y de la mente, y éramos hijos de ira por naturaleza, y el castigo de Dios nos estaba esperando así como al resto.
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].
4 Pero Dios, lleno de misericordia, por el gran amor que tuvo por nosotros,
But God always acts very mercifully, and he loves us very much.
5 Aun cuando estábamos muertos por nuestros pecados, nos dio vida juntamente con Cristo (por gracia tienes salvación),
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]
6 Entonces resucitamos juntamente con él, y así mismo nos hizo sentar en lugares celestiales, con Cristo Jesús;
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,
7 Para que en el tiempo venidero pueda mostrar todas las riquezas de su gracia en su misericordia para con nosotros en Cristo Jesús: (aiōn g165)
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)
8 Porque por gracia son salvos por medio de la fe; y eso no de ustedes mismos: es don de Dios;
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.
9 No por obras, para que ninguno se gloríe a sí mismo.
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.
10 Dios nos dio existencia, creados en Cristo Jesús para hacer las buenas obras, que Dios preparó de antemano para que nosotros anduviésemos en ellas.
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.
11 Por esta razón, tengan en cuenta que en el pasado ustedes, los gentiles en la carne, que son vistos como estando fuera de la circuncisión por aquellos que tienen la circuncisión, hecha por manos en la carne;
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]).
12 Que estaban en ese momento sin Cristo, siendo separados de cualquier parte en los derechos de Israel como nación, sin tener parte en los pactos de Dios, sin tener esperanza, y sin Dios en el mundo.
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.
13 Pero ahora, en Cristo Jesús, ustedes que una vez estuvieron lejos, están cerca en la sangre de Cristo.
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].
14 Porque él es nuestra paz, que de ambos pueblos hizo uno, y por los cuales se rompió el muro de enemistad que los dividía,
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].
15 Que en su carne puso fin a lo que hizo la división entre nosotros, la ley con su reglas y órdenes, para que él pueda hacer en sí mismo, de los dos, un nuevo hombre, haciendo la paz;
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].
16 Y que los dos lleguen a un acuerdo con Dios en un solo cuerpo a través de la cruz, así pongan fin a esa división.
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]).
17 Y él vino predicando la paz a los que estaban lejos, y a los que estaban cerca;
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].
18 Porque a través de él, los dos podemos acercarnos en un solo Espíritu al Padre.
[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].
19 Entonces ya no son extranjeros como los que no tienen parte ni lugar en el reino de Dios, sino que están contados entre los santos y de la familia de Dios,
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].
20 Edificados sobre la base de los apóstoles y profetas, el propio Cristo Jesús siendo la principal piedra angular,
[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
21 En quien todo el edificio, correctamente unido, viene a ser una santa casa de Dios en el Señor;
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].
22 En quien ustedes también, unidos a Cristo, con el resto, están unidos como un templo en el cual Dios vive por medio de su Espíritu.
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.
