Ephesians 2

1 Also you — being dead in the trespasses and the sins,

And as for you, you were dead in your trespasses and sins.

2 in which once ye did walk according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience, (aiōn g165)

It was in these trespasses and sins that you once lived according to the ways of this world. You were living according to the ruler of the authorities of the air, the spirit that is working in the sons of disobedience. (aiōn g165)

3 among whom also we all did walk once in the desires of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath — as also the others,

Once we all lived among these people, fulfilling the evil desires of our sinful nature, and carrying out the desires of the body and of the mind. We were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of humanity.

4 and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,

But God is rich in mercy because of his great love with which he loved us.

5 even being dead in the trespasses, did make us to live together with the Christ, (by grace ye are having been saved, )

While we were dead in trespasses, he made us alive together in Christ—by grace you have been saved.

6 and did raise [us] up together, and did seat [us] together in the heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus,

God raised us up together with Christ, and God made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

7 that He might show, in the ages that are coming, the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus, (aiōn g165)

so that in the ages to come he might show to us the immeasurably great riches of his grace expressed in his kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)

8 for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you — of God the gift,

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

9 not of works, that no one may boast;

not from works and so no one may boast.

10 for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good deeds that God planned long ago for us, so that we would walk in them.

11 Wherefore, remember, that ye [were] once the nations in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that called Circumcision in the flesh made by hands,

Therefore remember that once you were Gentiles in the flesh. You are called “uncircumcision” by what is called the “circumcision” in the flesh made by human hands.

12 that ye were at that time apart from Christ, having been alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God, in the world;

For at that time you were separated from Christ, foreigners to the people of Israel, strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

13 and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ,

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

14 for he is our peace, who did make both one, and the middle wall of the enclosure did break down,

For he is our peace. He made the two one. By his flesh he destroyed the wall of hostility that divided us.

15 the enmity in his flesh, the law of the commands in ordinances having done away, that the two he might create in himself into one new man, making peace,

That is, he abolished the law of commandments and regulations so that he might create one new man in himself, and so making peace.

16 and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity in it,

Christ reconciles both peoples into one body to God through the cross, putting to death the hostility.

17 and having come, he did proclaim good news — peace to you — the far-off and the nigh,

Jesus came and proclaimed peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

18 because through him we have the access — we both — in one Spirit unto the Father.

For through Jesus we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

19 Then, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens of the saints, and of the household of God,

So then, now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. Instead you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household.

20 being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner -[stone],

You have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, and Christ Jesus himself was the cornerstone.

21 in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,

In him the whole building fits together and grows as a temple in the Lord.

22 in whom also ye are builded together, for a habitation of God in the Spirit.

It is in him that you also are being built together as a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.