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Ephesians 2

CHAPTER 2 Alive in Christ

1 And you being dead in transgressions and sins, 2 in which at one time you walked according to the eon of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, of the spirit of the one now operating in the sons of disobedience; 3 among whom also we all behaved at some time or other, in the desires of our flesh, doing the wants of the flesh and the thoughts; and we were children by nature of wrath, as even the rest. 4 But the God being rich in mercy through the great love of his, which he loved us, 5 and we being dead in the transgressions, are made alive together in the Christ (by favor you are being delivered), 6 and raised up together, and seated together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus, 7 that he should demonstrate in the eons, in the ones coming, the exceeding riches of his favor, in graciousness upon us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by favor you are being preserved through the belief; and this [³is not ⁴of ⁵you ²of God ¹gift]; 9 not of works, lest any should boast.

Created for Good Works

10 [⁴by him ¹For ²we are ³a thing made], being created in Christ Jesus for [²works ¹good], the ones whom God prepared beforehand, that in them we should walk. 11 Therefore remember that you at some time or other, the nations in the flesh, the ones being called the uncircumcision by the one being called the circumcision in the flesh made by hand, 12 that you were in that time separate from Christ, being separate of the citizenship of Israel, and strangers of the covenants of the promise, [³hope ¹not ²having], and atheists in the world! 13 But now in Christ Jesus, you, the ones at some time or other being far off, [²near ¹became] by the blood of the Christ. 14 For he is our peace, the one having made both one, and [²the ³partition ⁴of the ⁵barrier ¹having loosed]; 15 the enmity [⁷by ⁸his flesh ¹of the ²law ³of commandments ⁴in ⁵decrees ⁶he cleared away], that the two he should create in himself into one new man, making peace; 16 and should reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the enmity by it. 17 And having come to announce good news of peace to you, to the ones far and to the ones near; 18 that through him we [²have ³access ¹both] by one spirit to the father. 19 So then, no longer are you strangers and sojourners, but fellow-citizens of the holy ones, and members of the family of God; 20 being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, [⁴being ⁵the one cornering ³himself ¹Jesus ²Christ], 21 in whom every construction fits together to grow into [²temple ¹a holy] in the Lord; 22 in whom also you are being built up together for a home of God in spirit.