¹¹Wherefore remember, ^bthat ye being in ^ctime past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called ^dthe Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; ¹²That at that time ye were without Christ, ^ebeing aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and ^fstrangers from ^gthe covenants of promise, ^hhaving no hope, and without God in the world: ¹³But now in Christ Jesus ⁱye who ^csometimes were ^jfar off are made nigh ^kby the blood of Christ. ¹⁴For ^lhe is our peace, ^mwho hath made both one, and hath ⁿbroken down the middle wall of partition between us; ¹⁵^oHaving abolished ^pin his flesh ^ppthe enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ^o^qordinances; for to make in himself of twain one ^rnew man, so ^lmaking peace; ¹⁶And that he might ^sreconcile both unto God in ^ssone body by the cross, ^o^thaving slain ^pthe enmity ^||^uthereby:

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bSo 1 Cor. 12:2. ch. 5:8.
cSee ver. 2.
d Rom. 2:28. Comp. Col. 2:11.
ech. 4:18. Col. 1:21 in the Gk. So Gal. 2:15. & 4:8.
fver. 19.
gSee Rom. 9:4.
h 1 Thess. 4:13. See ch. 1:18.
iSee 1 Thess. 4:5.
cSee ver. 2.
jver. 17. See Acts 2:39. So Acts 10:35.
lver. 15, 17. Ps. 72:7. Isai. 9:6. Mic. 5:5. Zech. 9:10. John 16:33. So Col. 1:20. See Luke 2:14.
m John 10:16. See Gal. 3:28.
nSee John 2:19.
oSo Col. 2:14.
p Col. 1:21, 22. So Rom. 7:4.
oSo Col. 2:14.
qSo Col. 2:20. See Luke 2:1.
rch. 4:24. See Gal. 6:15.
lver. 15, 17. Ps. 72:7. Isai. 9:6. Mic. 5:5. Zech. 9:10. John 16:33. So Col. 1:20. See Luke 2:14.
s Col. 1:20, 21, 22. See Rom. 5:10.
ssSee ch. 4:4.
oSo Col. 2:14.
tSo Rom. 6:6. & 8:3.
p Col. 1:21, 22. So Rom. 7:4.
||Or, in himself.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)—remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So, then, remember that at one time you were Gentiles in the flesh—called “the uncircumcised” by those called “the circumcised,” which is done in the flesh by human hands. At that time you were without Christ, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In his flesh, he made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that he might create in himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace. He did this so that he might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross by which he put the hostility to death.

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts. In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope. But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.

For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups. Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, the so-called uncircumcision by the so-called circumcision in the flesh, made by hands, that you were at that time apart from Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, not having hope, and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you, the ones who once were far away, have become near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of the partition, the enmity, in his flesh, invalidating the law of commandments in ordinances, in order that he might create the two in himself into one new man, thus making peace, and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, killing the enmity in himself.