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: ¹⁷And came and ^wpreached peace to you which were ^jafar off, and to ^xthem that were nigh.

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Footnotes

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.
wCited from Isai. 57:19.
jver. 17. See Acts 2:39. So Acts 10:35.
xSee Ps. 148:14.

Cross references

pp Rom. 8:7. James 4:4.
u Col. 2:15.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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. And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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. He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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. He came and proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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. And coming, he proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to the ones who were near,