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出死入生

你们因着自己的过犯和罪恶,原是死的。 那时你们在过犯和罪恶中行事为人,随着时代的潮流,也服从空中掌权的首领,就是现今在悖逆的人身上运行的灵。 我们从前也都和他们在一起,放纵肉体的私欲,随着肉体和心意所喜好的去行;我们与别人一样,生来都是可怒的儿女。 然而 神满有怜悯,因着他爱我们的大爱, 就在我们因过犯死了的时候,使我们与基督一同活过来,(你们得救是靠着恩典,) 又使我们在基督耶稣里,与他一同复活,一同坐在天上, 为的是要在将来的世代中,显明他在基督耶稣里赐给我们的恩典,是多么的丰盛。 你们得救是靠着恩典,借着信心。这不是出于自己,而是 神所赐的; 这也不是出于行为,免得有人自夸。 10 我们原是 神所作成的,是在基督耶稣里创造的,为的是要我们行各样的善事,就是 神预先所安排的。

在基督里合而为一

11 你们应当记得,你们从前按肉体来说是外族人;那些所谓在肉体上受过人手所行的割礼的人,称你们为未受割礼的。 12 那时,你们是在基督以外,与以色列国无分,在带有应许的约上是外人,在世上没有盼望,没有 神。 13 你们从前远离的人,现今在基督耶稣里,靠着他的血已经可以亲近了。 14 基督就是我们的和平:他使双方合而为一,拆毁了隔在中间的墙,就是以自己的身体除掉双方的仇恨, 15 并且废掉了律法的规条,使两者在他里面成为一个新人,这样就缔造了和平。 16 基督既然借着十字架消灭了仇恨,就借着十字架使双方与 神和好,成为一体, 17 并且他来把和平的福音传给你们在远处的人,也给在近处的人。 18 我们双方都借着他,在同一位圣灵里,可以进到父面前。 19 这样看来,你们不再是外人和客旅,而是与圣徒一同作国民,是 神家里的人了, 20 并且建造在使徒和先知的根基上,基督耶稣自己就是奠基石, 21 整座建筑都靠着他连接配合,渐渐增长成为在主里面的圣所。 22 你们在他里面也一同被建造,成为 神借着圣灵居住的所在。

La vida en Cristo

En otro tiempo ustedes estaban muertos en sus transgresiones y pecados, en los cuales andaban conforme a los poderes de este mundo. Se conducían según el que gobierna los aires, según el espíritu que ahora ejerce su poder en los que viven en la desobediencia. En ese tiempo también todos nosotros vivíamos como ellos, impulsados por nuestros deseos pecaminosos, siguiendo nuestra propia voluntad y nuestros propósitos.[a] Como los demás, éramos por naturaleza merecedores de la ira de Dios. Pero Dios, que es rico en misericordia, por su gran amor por nosotros, nos dio vida con Cristo, aun cuando estábamos muertos en pecados. ¡Por gracia ustedes han sido salvados! Y en unión con Cristo Jesús, Dios nos resucitó y nos hizo sentar con él en las regiones celestiales, para mostrar en los tiempos venideros la incomparable riqueza de su gracia, que por su bondad derramó sobre nosotros en Cristo Jesús. Porque por gracia ustedes han sido salvados mediante la fe. Esto no procede de ustedes, sino que es el regalo de Dios y no por obras, para que nadie se jacte. 10 Porque somos hechura de Dios, creados en Cristo Jesús para buenas obras, las cuales Dios dispuso de antemano a fin de que las pongamos en práctica.

Unidad en Cristo

11 Por lo tanto, recuerden ustedes, los que no nacieron siendo judíos —los que son llamados «incircuncisos» por aquellos que se llaman «de la circuncisión», la cual se hace en el cuerpo por mano humana—, 12 recuerden que en ese entonces ustedes estaban separados de Cristo, excluidos de la ciudadanía de Israel y ajenos a los pactos de la promesa, sin esperanza y sin Dios en el mundo. 13 Pero ahora en Cristo Jesús, a ustedes que antes estaban lejos, Dios los ha acercado mediante la sangre de Cristo.

14 Porque Cristo es nuestra paz: de los dos pueblos ha hecho uno solo, derribando mediante su sacrificio[b] el muro de enemistad que nos separaba, 15 pues anuló la Ley con sus mandamientos y requisitos. Esto lo hizo para crear en sí mismo de los dos pueblos una nueva humanidad al hacer la paz, 16 para reconciliar con Dios a ambos en un solo cuerpo mediante la cruz, por la que dio muerte a la enemistad. 17 Él vino y proclamó paz a ustedes que estaban lejos y paz a los que estaban cerca. 18 Pues por medio de él tenemos acceso al Padre por un mismo Espíritu.

19 Por lo tanto, ustedes ya no son extraños ni extranjeros, sino conciudadanos del pueblo elegido y miembros de la familia de Dios, 20 edificados sobre el fundamento de los apóstoles y los profetas, siendo Cristo Jesús mismo la piedra angular. 21 En él todo el edificio, bien armado, se va levantando para llegar a ser un templo santo en el Señor. 22 En él también ustedes son edificados juntamente para ser morada de Dios por su Espíritu.

Footnotes

  1. 2:3 impulsados … propósitos. Lit. en los deseos de nuestra carne, haciendo la voluntad de la carne y los pensamientos.
  2. 2:14 mediante su sacrificio. Lit. en su carne.

Made Alive in Christ

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,(A) in which you used to live(B) when you followed the ways of this world(C) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,(D) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.(E) All of us also lived among them at one time,(F) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](G) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us,(H) God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions(I)—it is by grace you have been saved.(J) And God raised us up with Christ(K) and seated us with him(L) in the heavenly realms(M) in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace,(N) expressed in his kindness(O) to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace(P) you have been saved,(Q) through faith(R)—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works,(S) so that no one can boast.(T) 10 For we are God’s handiwork,(U) created(V) in Christ Jesus to do good works,(W) which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Jew and Gentile Reconciled Through Christ

11 Therefore, remember that formerly(X) you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)(Y) 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners(Z) to the covenants of the promise,(AA) without hope(AB) and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once(AC) were far away have been brought near(AD) by the blood of Christ.(AE)

14 For he himself is our peace,(AF) who has made the two groups one(AG) and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh(AH) the law with its commands and regulations.(AI) His purpose was to create in himself one(AJ) new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross,(AK) by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace(AL) to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.(AM) 18 For through him we both have access(AN) to the Father(AO) by one Spirit.(AP)

19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers,(AQ) but fellow citizens(AR) with God’s people and also members of his household,(AS) 20 built(AT) on the foundation(AU) of the apostles and prophets,(AV) with Christ Jesus himself(AW) as the chief cornerstone.(AX) 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple(AY) in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.(AZ)

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.

By Grace Through Faith

And (A)you He made alive, (B)who were dead in trespasses and sins, (C)in which you once walked according to the [a]course of this world, according to (D)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in (E)the sons of disobedience, (F)among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in (G)the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and (H)were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

But God, (I)who is rich in mercy, because of His (J)great love with which He loved us, (K)even when we were dead in trespasses, (L)made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together (M)in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in (N)His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. (O)For by grace you have been saved (P)through faith, and that not of yourselves; (Q)it is the gift of God, not of (R)works, lest anyone should (S)boast. 10 For we are (T)His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Brought Near by His Blood

11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called (U)the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Christ Our Peace

14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one (V)new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might (W)reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby (X)putting to death the enmity. 17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 18 For (Y)through Him we both have access (Z)by one Spirit to the Father.

Christ Our Cornerstone

19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been (AA)built (AB)on the foundation of the (AC)apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being (AD)the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into (AE)a holy temple in the Lord, 22 (AF)in whom you also are being built together for a (AG)dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:2 Gr. aion, aeon