1 And you 1Lit beingwere AEph 2:5; Col 2:13dead 2Or by reason ofin your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you A1 Cor 6:11; Eph 2:3formerly walked according to the 1Lit agecourse of BEph 1:21this world, according to CJohn 12:31; Eph 6:12the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in DEph 5:6the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all AEph 2:2formerly lived in BGal 5:16fthe lusts of our flesh, 1Lit doingindulging the desires of the flesh and of the 2Lit thoughtsmind, and were CRom 2:14; Gal 2:15by nature DRom 5:9; Col 1:21; 2 Pet 2:14children of wrath, ERom 5:12even as the rest. 4 But God, being AEph 1:7rich in mercy, because of BJohn 3:16His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were AEph 2:1dead 1Or by reason ofin our transgressions, made us alive together 2Two early mss read in Christwith Christ (BActs 15:11by grace you have been saved), 6 and ACol 2:12raised us up with Him, and BEph 1:20seated us with Him in CEph 1:3the heavenly places in DEph 1:1; 2:10, 13Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing ARom 2:4; Eph 1:7riches of His grace in BTitus 3:4kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For AActs 15:11; Eph 2:5by grace you have been saved B1 Pet 1:5through faith; and 1I.e. that salvationthat not of yourselves, it is CJohn 4:10the gift of God; 9 ARom 3:28; 2 Tim 1:9not as a result of works, so that B1 Cor 1:29no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, AEph 2:15; 4:24; Col 3:10created in BEph 1:1; 2:6, 13Christ Jesus for CTitus 2:14good works, which God DEph 1:4prepared beforehand so that we would EEph 4:1walk in them.

11 Therefore remember that AEph 2:2formerly B1 Cor 12:2; Eph 5:8you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “CRom 2:28f; Col 2:11Uncircumcision” by the so-called “CRom 2:28f; Col 2:11Circumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands— 12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, 1Or alienatedARom 9:4; Col 1:21excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to BGal 3:17; Heb 8:6the covenants of promise, having C1 Thess 4:13no hope and DGal 4:8; 1 Thess 4:5without God in the world. 13 But now in AEph 1:1; 2:6Christ Jesus you who BEph 2:2formerly were CIs 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17far off 1Lit became; or were madehave CIs 57:19; Acts 2:39; Eph 2:17been brought near 2Or inDRom 3:25; Col 1:20by the blood of Christ. 14 For He Himself is AIs 9:6; Eph 2:15; Col 3:15our peace, B1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11who made both groups into one and broke down the 1Lit the dividing wall of the barrierbarrier of the dividing wall, 15 1Or the enmity, by abolishing in His flesh the Lawby AEph 2:16; Col 1:21fabolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is BCol 2:14, 20the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might 2Lit createCGal 3:28; Eph 2:10; Col 3:10, 11make the two into DGal 3:28; Col 3:10fone new man, thus establishing EIs 9:6; Eph 2:14; Col 3:15peace, 16 and might A2 Cor 5:18; Col 1:20, 22reconcile them both in B1 Cor 10:17; Eph 4:4one body to God through the cross, 1Or in Himselfby it having CEph 2:15put to death the enmity. 17 Aɴᴅ AIs 57:19; Rom 10:14Hᴇ cᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴀcʜᴇᴅ BActs 10:36; Eph 2:14ᴘᴇᴀcᴇ ᴛo ʏoᴜ wʜo wᴇʀᴇ CEph 2:13ꜰᴀʀ ᴀwᴀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇᴀcᴇ ᴛo ᴛʜosᴇ wʜo wᴇʀᴇ CEph 2:13ɴᴇᴀʀ; 18 for through Him we both have ARom 5:2; Eph 3:12our access in B1 Cor 12:13; Eph 4:4one Spirit to CCol 1:12the Father. 19 So then you are no longer AEph 2:12; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 2:11strangers and aliens, but you are BPhil 3:20; Heb 12:22ffellow citizens with the 1Or holy onessaints, and are of CGal 6:10God’s household, 20 having been A1 Cor 3:9built on BMatt 16:18; 1 Cor 3:10; Rev 21:14the foundation of C1 Cor 12:28; Eph 3:5the apostles and prophets, D1 Cor 3:11Christ Jesus Himself being the EPs 118:22; Luke 20:17corner stone, 21 AEph 4:15f; Col 2:19in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into B1 Cor 3:16fa holy 1Or sanctuarytemple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being A1 Cor 3:9, 16; 2 Cor 6:16built together into a BEph 3:17dwelling of God in the Spirit.