And you 1were adead 2in your trespasses
and sins
,
in which you aformerly
walked
according
to the 1course
of bthis
world
, according
to cthe prince
of the power
of the air
, of the spirit
that is now
working
in dthe sons
of disobedience
.
Among them we too
all
aformerly
lived
in bthe lusts
of our flesh
, 1indulging
the desires
of the flesh
and of the 2mind
, and were cby nature
dchildren
of wrath
, eeven
as the rest
.
But God, being
arich
in mercy
, because
of bHis great
love
with which
He loved
us,
even when we were adead
1in our transgressions
, made
us alive
together
2with Christ
( bby grace
you have been
saved
),
and araised us up with Him, and bseated
us with Him in cthe heavenly
places in dChrist
Jesus
,
so that in the ages
to come
He might show
the surpassing
ariches
of His grace
in bkindness
toward
us in Christ
Jesus
.
For aby grace you have been saved
bthrough
faith
; and 1that not of yourselves
, it is cthe gift
of God
;
anot as a result of works
, so
that bno
one
may boast
.
For we are His workmanship, acreated
in bChrist
Jesus
for cgood
works
, which
God
dprepared
beforehand
so
that we would ewalk
in them.
Therefore remember
that aformerly
byou, the Gentiles
in the flesh
, who are called
" cUncircumcision
" by the so-called
" cCircumcision
," which is performed
in the flesh
by human
hands
--
remember that you were at that time separate
from Christ
, 1 aexcluded
from the commonwealth
of Israel
, and strangers
to bthe covenants
of promise
, having
cno
hope
and dwithout
God
in the world
.
But now in aChrist
Jesus
you who
bformerly
were cfar
off
1have cbeen
brought
near
2 dby the blood
of Christ
.
For He Himself is aour peace
, bwho made
both
groups into one
and broke
down
the 1barrier
of the dividing
wall
,
1by aabolishing in His flesh
the enmity
, which is bthe Law
of commandments
contained in ordinances
, so
that in Himself
He might 2 cmake
the two
into done
new
man
, thus establishing
epeace
,
and might areconcile them both
in bone
body
to God
through
the cross
, 1by it having cput
to death
the enmity
.
AND aHE CAME AND PREACHED
bPEACE
TO YOU WHO
WERE cFAR
AWAY
, AND PEACE
TO THOSE
WHO WERE cNEAR
;
for through Him we both
have
aour access
in bone
Spirit
to cthe Father
.
So then
you are no
longer
astrangers
and aliens
, but you are bfellow
citizens
with the 1saints
, and are of cGod's
household
,
having been abuilt on bthe foundation
of cthe apostles
and prophets
, dChrist
Jesus
Himself
being
the ecorner
stone,
ain whom the whole
building
, being fitted
together
, is growing
into ba holy
1temple
in the Lord
,
in whom you also
are being abuilt
together
into a bdwelling
of God
in the Spirit
.