Ephesians 2:14–3:13

¹⁴For he himself is our peace, who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of the partition, the enmity, in his flesh, ¹⁵invalidating the law of commandments in ordinances, in order that he might create the two in himself into one new man, thus^* making peace, ¹⁶and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, killing the enmity in himself.^{d 17}And coming, he proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to the ones who were near, ¹⁸because through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. ¹⁹Consequently, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens of the saints and members of the household of God, ²⁰built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,^{e 21}in whom the whole building, joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, ²²in whom you also are built up together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.^f

The Mystery of Christ Revealed

3On account of this I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles ²—if indeed you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace given to me for you. ³According to^a revelation the mystery was made known to me, just as I wrote beforehand in brief, ⁴so that you may be able when you read^b to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ ⁵(which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit): ⁶that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow sharers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel, ⁷of which I became a servant, according to the gift of God’s grace given to me, according to the working of his power.

⁸To me, the least of all the saints, was given this grace: to proclaim the good news of the fathomless riches of Christ to the Gentiles, ⁹and to enlighten everyone as to what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages by God, who created all things, ¹⁰in order that the many-sided wisdom of God might be made known now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places through the church, ¹¹according to the purpose of the ages which he carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, ¹²in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through faith in him.^{c 13}Therefore I ask you^* not to be discouraged at my afflictions on behalf of you, which are your glory.