Ephesians 2

1 [Unto] you also—being dead by your offences and sins,

Even you, being dead to offenses and sins,

2 In which at one time ye walked, according to the age of the world, according to the prince of the authority of the air, of the spirit that now energiseth in the sons of disobedience, (aiōn g165)

in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is actively at work in the sons of disobedience: (aiōn g165)

3 Among whom also, we all, had our behaviour, at one time, in the covetings of our flesh, doing the things desired by the flesh and the mind, and were children, by nature, of anger—even as the rest, —

among whom also we all formerly lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the feelings, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others:

4 But, God, being rich in mercy, by reason of the great love wherewith he loved us,

but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,

5 Although we were dead by our offences, gave us life together with the Christ, —by favour, ye have been saved, —

made alive with Christ even us, being dead to our offenses, (by grace you are saved, )

6 And raised us up together, and seated us together in the heavenlies, in Christ:

and raised us up, and made us sit together in heavenly places, in Christ Jesus;

7 That he might point out, in the oncoming ages, the surpassing riches of his favour in graciousness upon us, in Christ Jesus; (aiōn g165)

that he might show, in the ages to come, the exceeding riches of his grace by his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)

8 For, by his favour, have ye been saved, through means of faith, and this [hath come to pass] —not from you, of God, the free-gift!

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

9 Not from works, lest anyone should boast.

not by works, lest any one should boast.

10 His, in fact we are—his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus upon a footing of good works, which God prepared beforehand, that, therein, we might walk.

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

11 Wherefore, keep in remembrance—that, at one time, ye, the nations in flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by the so-called Circumcision in flesh, made by hand,

For which reason, remember that you were formerly Gen tiles, by natural descent, and that you are called Uncircumcision by the Circumcision; so called, from a mark made in the flesh by hands;

12 That ye were, in that season, separate from Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and godless in the world;

that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the community of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and having no God in the world:

13 But, just now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who at one time were afar off, were made nigh in the blood of the Christ;

but now, in Christ Jesus, you, who were formerly far off, have become near, by the blood of the Christ.

14 He, in fact, is our peace—who made both one, and, the enclosing middle-wall, took down,

For he is our peace, who has made both parties one, and broken down the partition wall that separated us,

15 The enmity, in his flesh—the law of commandments in decrees—bringing to nought, —that, the two, he might create in himself, into one man of new mould, making peace.

having abolished, in his flesh, the cause of enmity, the law of commandments in ordinances, that he might, by himself, form the two into one new man, thus making peace;

16 And might fully reconcile them both, in one body, through means of the cross, —slaying the enmity thereby; —

and that he might reconcile both, in one body, to God, through the cross, having by it put to death the cause of enmity;

17 And, coming, he announced the glad-message—of peace, unto you, the far off, and peace, unto them that were nigh;

and having come, he preached peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near:

18 Because, through him, we have our introduction—we both—in one Spirit, unto the Father.

for, through him, we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

19 Hence, then—no longer, are ye strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens of the saints, and members of the household of God, —

Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,

20 Having been built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, there being, for chief corner stone, Jesus Christ himself, —

having been builded upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone,

21 In whom, an entire building, in process of being fitly joined together, is growing into a holy shrine in [the] Lord;

in whom the whole building, compactly fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;

22 In whom, ye also, are being builded together, into a habitation of God in Spirit.

in whom you also are builded together, for a dwelling-place of God by his Spirit.