Ephesians 2:14–3:13

¹⁴For ^rhe himself is our peace, ^swho has made us both one and has broken down ^tin his flesh the dividing wall of hostility ¹⁵by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ^uordinances, that he might create in himself one ^vnew man in place of the two, so making peace, ¹⁶and might ^wreconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. ¹⁷And he came and ^xpreached peace to you who were ^yfar off and peace to those who were ^znear. ¹⁸For ^athrough him we both have ^baccess in ^cone Spirit to the Father. ¹⁹So then you are no longer ^dstrangers and aliens,⁴ but you are ^efellow citizens with the saints and ^fmembers of the household of God, ^20gbuilt on the foundation of the ^hapostles and prophets, ⁱChrist Jesus himself being ^jthe cornerstone, ^21kin whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into ^la holy temple in the Lord. ²²In him ^myou also are being built together ⁿinto a dwelling place for God by⁵ the Spirit.

The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

3For this reason I, Paul, ^oa prisoner of Christ Jesus ^pon behalf of you Gentiles— ²assuming that you have heard of ^qthe stewardship of ^rGod’s grace that was given to me for you, ^3show the mystery was made known to me ^tby revelation, ^uas I have written briefly. ^4vWhen you read this, you can perceive my insight into ^wthe mystery of Christ, ⁵which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. ⁶This mystery is¹ that the Gentiles are ^xfellow heirs, ^ymembers of the same body, and ^zpartakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

^7aOf this gospel I was made ^ba minister according to the gift of ^cGod’s grace, which was given me ^dby the working of his power. ⁸To me, ^ethough I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, ^fto preach to the Gentiles the ^gunsearchable ^hriches of Christ, ⁹and ⁱto bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery ^jhidden for ages in² God, ^kwho created all things, ¹⁰so that through the church the manifold ^lwisdom of God ^mmight now be made known to ⁿthe rulers and authorities ^oin the heavenly places. ¹¹This was ^paccording to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, ¹²in whom we have ^qboldness and ^raccess with ^sconfidence through our ^tfaith in him. ¹³So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering ^ufor you, ^vwhich is your glory.