CHAPTER 2

By Grace Through Faith

1 And you 1were adead 2in your transgressions and sins,

2 in which you aformerly walked according to the 1course of bthis world, according to cthe ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now working in dthe sons of disobedience,

3 among whom we all also aformerly conducted ourselves in bthe lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the 1mind, and were cby nature dchildren of wrath, eeven as the rest.

4 But God, being arich in mercy because of bHis great love with which He loved us,

5 even when we were adead 1in our transgressions, made us alive together 2with Christ—bby grace you have been saved—

6 and araised us up with Him, and bseated us with Him in cthe heavenly places in dChrist Jesus,

7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing ariches of His grace in bkindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

8 For aby grace you have been saved bthrough faith, and 1this not of yourselves, it is cthe gift of God;

9 anot of works, so that bno one may boast.

10 For we are His workmanship, acreated in bChrist Jesus for cgood works, which God dprepared beforehand so that we would ewalk in them.

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

12 remember that you were at that time without Christ, aalienated from the citizenship of Israel, and strangers to bthe covenants of promise, having cno hope and dwithout God in the world.

13 But now in aChrist Jesus you who bformerly were cfar off 1have dbeen brought near eby the blood of Christ.

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

15 1by aabolishing in His flesh the enmity, bthe Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might ccreate the two into done new man, making epeace,

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

17 And aHe came and preached bthe good news of peace to you who were cfar away, and peace to those who were dnear;

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

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

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

21 ain whom the whole building, being joined together, is growing into ba holy 1sanctuary in the Lord,

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