Ephesians 2

1 And you being dead in the trespasses and in the sins (of you, *no)

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

2 in which once you walked according to the age world of this, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience, (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 among whom also we ourselves all lived once in the desires of the flesh of us doing the things willed of the flesh and of [its] thoughts and (we were *N+kO) children by nature of wrath as even 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 rich being in mercy because of the great love of Him with which He loved us,

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

5 even being we dead in trespasses made [us] alive with Christ — by 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 He raised [us] up together and He seated [us] together in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

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

7 in order that He may show in the ages that [are] coming (the surpassing riches *N+kO) of the grace of Him in kindness toward 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 this not of yourselves, [it is] of God the gift,

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

9 not as a result of works, so that not anyone may boast.

not by works, so that no one can boast.

10 Of Him for we are workmanship having been created in Christ Jesus for works good which prepared beforehand God, that in them we may walk.

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 Therefore do remember that formerly you yourselves the Gentiles in [the] flesh, the ones being named [the] uncircumcision by which is being named [the] 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 for you were (in *k) time that [very] separate from Christ alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of the promise, hope not having and without God in the 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 Now however in Christ Jesus you yourselves the [ones] once being far off have become near 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 he himself for is the peace of us, which having made both one and the barrier of the fence having broken down,

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

15 the hostility in the flesh of Him, the law of commandments in ordinances having annulled, so that the two He may create in (Him *N+kO) 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 He may reconcile both in one body to God through the cross having slain the hostility by it;

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

17 And having come He evangelised peace to you the [ones] far off and (peace *no) to those [who are] near,

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

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

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

19 So then no longer no longer are you strangers and aliens, but (are *no) fellow citizens of the saints and of the household of God

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

20 having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, being [the] cornerstone Himself Christ Jesus

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

21 in whom [the] whole building being fitted together is increasing into a temple holy in [the] Lord,

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

22 in whom also you yourselves are being built together for a habitation of God in [the] Spirit.

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