Ephesians 2

1 And you, when you were dead in your offences, and sins,

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

2 Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of this air, of the spirit that now worketh on the children of unbelief: (aiōn g165)

in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. (aiōn g165)

3 In which also we all conversed in time past, in the desires of our flesh, fulfilling the will of the flesh and of our thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:

All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

4 But God, (who is rich in mercy, ) for his exceeding charity wherewith he loved us,

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together in Christ, (by whose grace you are saved, )

made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

6 And hath raised us up together, and hath made us sit together in the heavenly places, through Christ Jesus.

And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

7 That he might shew in the ages to come the abundant riches of his grace, in his bounty towards us in Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)

in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)

8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, for it is the gift of God;

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

9 Not of works, that no man may glory.

not by works, so that no one can boast.

10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus in good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them.

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

11 For which cause be mindful that you, being heretofore Gentiles in the flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision in the flesh, made by hands;

Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—

12 That you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the conversation of Israel, and strangers to the testament, having no hope of the promise, and without God in this world.

remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

13 But now in Christ Jesus, you, who some time were afar off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and breaking down the middle wall of partition, the enmities in his flesh:

For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility

15 Making void the law of commandments contained in decrees; that he might make the two in himself into one new man, making peace;

by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace

16 And might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross, killing the enmities in himself.

and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.

17 And coming, he preached peace to you that were afar off, and peace to them that were nigh.

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

18 For by him we have access both in one Spirit to the Father.

For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

19 Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners; but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and the domestics of God,

Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

20 Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone:

built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

21 In whom all the building, being framed together, groweth up into an holy temple in the Lord.

In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

22 In whom you also are built together into an habitation of God in the Spirit.

And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.