Ephesians 2:11-22
One in Christ
11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called athe circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— 12 remember athat you were at that time separated from Christ, balienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to cthe covenants of promise, dhaving no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were afar off have been brought near bby the blood of Christ. 14 For ahe himself is our peace, bwho has made us both one and has broken down cin his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in aordinances, that he might create in himself one bnew man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might areconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. 17 And he came and apreached peace to you who were bfar off and peace to those who were cnear. 18 For athrough him we both have baccess in cone Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer astrangers and aliens, but you are bfellow citizens with the saints and cmembers of the household of God, 20 abuilt on the foundation of the bapostles and prophets, cChrist Jesus himself being dthe cornerstone, 21 ain whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into ba holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him ayou also are being built together binto a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
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