Ephesians 2:11–3:6

¹¹Therefore remember that ^aformerly ^byou, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “^cUncircumcision” by the so-called “Circumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands—

¹²remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, ^1aexcluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to ^bthe covenants of promise, having ^cno hope and ^dwithout God in the world.

¹³But now in ^aChrist Jesus you who ^bformerly were ^cfar off ¹have been brought near ^2dby the blood of Christ.

¹⁴For He Himself is ^aour peace, ^bwho made both groups into one and broke down the ¹barrier of the dividing wall,

¹⁵¹by ^aabolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is ^bthe Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might ^2cmake the two into ^done new man, thus establishing ^epeace,

¹⁶and might ^areconcile them both in ^bone body to God through the cross, ¹by it having ^cput to death the enmity.

¹⁷And ^aHe came and preached ^bpeace to you who were ^cfar away, and peace to those who were near;

¹⁸for through Him we both have ^aour access in ^bone Spirit to ^cthe Father.

¹⁹So then you are no longer ^astrangers and aliens, but you are ^bfellow citizens with the ¹saints, and are of ^cGod’s household,

²⁰having been ^abuilt on ^bthe foundation of ^cthe apostles and prophets, ^dChrist Jesus Himself being the ^ecorner stone,

^21ain whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into ^ba holy ¹temple in the Lord,

²²in whom you also are being ^abuilt together into a ^bdwelling of God in the Spirit.

Chapter 3

Paul’s Stewardship

¹For this reason I, Paul, ^athe prisoner of ^bChrist Jesus ^cfor the sake of you ^dGentiles—

²if indeed you have heard of the ^astewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you;

^3athat ^bby revelation there was ^cmade known to me ^dthe mystery, ^eas I wrote before in brief.

⁴¹By referring to this, when you read you can understand ^amy insight ²into the ^bmystery of Christ,

⁵which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy ^aapostles and prophets ¹in the Spirit;

⁶to be specific, that the Gentiles are ^afellow heirs and ^bfellow members of the body, and ^cfellow partakers of the promise in ^dChrist Jesus through the gospel,