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Efeserne 2
En Levende Bok

Nytt liv i fellesskapet med Kristus

2 Det var en tid da dere var åndelig døde[a] på grunn av deres ulydighet og synder. 2 Dere levde på samme vis som alle andre her i verden. Dere syndet og fulgte Satan, høvdingen over de onde åndene.[b] Han er den åndemakt som nå hersker i dem som nekter å være lydige mot Gud. 3 På den måten levde vi alle tidligere. Vi fulgte våre menneskelige impulser og lot begjæret i kroppen og våre egne tanker styre oss. Ja, på grunn av vår menneskelige natur var vi på vei til å bli rammet av Guds dom akkurat som alle andre.

4-5 Men vår kjærlige Gud viste sin store medfølelse med oss. Til tross for at vi var åndelig døde på grunn av vår ulydighet, elsket han oss så høyt, at han gjorde oss levende med Kristus. Ja, det er bare på grunn av at Gud viste oss nåde at vi er frelst. 6 Han har vakt oss opp fra de døde sammen med Kristus og har gitt oss plass i himmelen, etter som vi lever i fellesskap med Jesus Kristus. 7 På grunn av dette fellesskapet vil Gud i all evighet vise oss sin uendelig store kjærlighet og godhet.

8 Dere er altså frelst fordi Gud i sin godhet tilga dere på grunn av troen på Kristus. Frelsen er en gave fra Gud og har ikke noe å gjøre med dere selv. 9 Den er ikke en belønning for gode gjerninger, og derfor kan heller ingen skryte over sin frelse. 10 Det er Gud selv som har gjort oss til det vi er. Gjennom vårt fellesskap med Jesus Kristus har han forandret oss til nye personer, som er beredt til å gjøre gode gjerninger som Gud fra begynnelsen planla at vi som tilhører ham skulle være opptatt av.

Alle er ett i Kristus

11-12 Husk derfor på hvilken håpløs situasjon dere befant dere i, før dere lærte Kristus å kjenne. Etter som dere tilhører folkeslag som ikke regnes som jøder, kalte jødene dere for ”dem som ikke er omskåret”. Jødene var stolte over sin seremoni med å omskjære alle gutter, selv om denne seremonien aldri kunne forvandle hjertene på noen. På den tiden tilhørte dere ikke Guds eget folk. Den pakten Gud hadde inngått med Israels folk, gjaldt ikke dere, og dere hadde ingen del i de løftene han hadde gitt. Nei, dere hadde ikke noe håp om frelse, og dere levde uten Gud her i verden. 13 Men nå får dere, som en gang var langt borte fra Gud, tilhøre hans eget folk takket være fellesskapet med Jesus Kristus, han som ofret sitt blod for dere.

14 Kristus har nemlig stiftet fred mellom jødene, og dere som ikke er jøder, ved å gjøre oss til ett folk. Gjennom det å dø for oss, rev han ned den muren av fiendskap som reiste seg mellom oss. 15-16 Ja, han døde på korset for oss og tok straffen vår på seg. Ved dette ble Moseloven[c] med alle sine bud og forskrifter ikke lenger veien til frelse. Hans mål var å stifte fred mellom jøder, og de som ikke er jøder, gjennom det å forene dem med seg selv og skape et nytt menneske, en ny kropp, som er menigheten. Når vi nå er lemmer på den samme kroppen, har fiendskapet mellom oss forsvunnet, etter som vi alle er forsonet med Gud og er vennene hans. 17 Kristus kom med det glade budskapet om fred for dere som var langt borte fra Gud, og fred for oss som er jøder og kjente Gud. 18 Nå kan vi alle, både jøder og de som ikke er jøder, komme fram for Gud, vår Far, ved hjelp av en og samme Ånd, på grunn av det som Kristus har gjort for oss.

19 Altså er dere ikke lenger gjester og fremmede. Nei, dere får være Guds eget folk sammen med alle som tilhører Gud. Dere er medlemmer i Guds store familie.

20 Sammen er vi, billedlig talt, et hus som er bygget på ett og samme fundament. Denne grunnvollen er undervisningen som Jesu[d] utsendinger har formidlet, og budskapet som profetene[e] bar fram fra Gud. Huset blir holdt oppe[f] av Jesus Kristus selv. 21 Det er Kristus som sammenføyer hele huset, slik at det reiser seg som et hellig tempel for Herren Gud. Mursteinene er alle vi som lever i fellesskap med Herren. 22 Ja, gjennom det som Jesus gjorde, kan også dere bli en del av denne bygningen der Guds Ånd bor.

Footnotes

  1. 2:1 Åndelig død er å være skilt fra Gud.
  2. 2:2 På gresk: herskeren over luftens rike.
  3. 2:15-16 Moseloven, eller den jødiske loven, finnes skrevet ned i Første til Femte Mosebok.
  4. 2:20 Kalles også apostler.
  5. 2:20 Dette viser sannsynligvis til de profeter som virket i menighetene. Se 3:5. De budskap som gamle tiders profeter bar fram finnes skrevet ned i Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
  6. 2:20 På gresk: som har Jesus Kristus til hjørnestein.
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Ephesians 2
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2 And you [He made alive], when you were dead (slain) by [your] trespasses and sins

2 In which at one time you walked [habitually]. You were following the course and fashion of this world [were under the sway of the tendency of this present age], following the prince of the power of the air. [You were obedient to and under the control of] the [demon] spirit that still constantly works in the sons of disobedience [the careless, the rebellious, and the unbelieving, who go against the purposes of God].

3 Among these we as well as you once lived and conducted ourselves in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by our corrupt and sensual nature], obeying the impulses of the flesh and the thoughts of the mind [our cravings dictated by our senses and our dark imaginings]. We were then by nature children of [God’s] wrath and heirs of [His] indignation, like the rest of mankind.

4 But God—so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us,

5 Even when we were dead (slain) by [our own] shortcomings and trespasses, He made us alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; [He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the same new life with which He quickened Him, for] it is by grace (His favor and mercy which you did not deserve) that you are saved ([a]delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation).

6 And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down together [giving us [b]joint seating with Him] in the heavenly sphere [by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

7 He did this that He might clearly demonstrate through the ages to come the immeasurable (limitless, surpassing) riches of His free grace (His unmerited favor) in [His] kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus.

8 For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved ([c]delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God;

9 Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law’s demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.]

10 For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), [d]recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].

11 Therefore, remember that at one time you were Gentiles (heathens) in the flesh, called Uncircumcision by those who called themselves Circumcision, [itself a [e]mere mark] in the flesh made by human hands.

12 [Remember] that you were at that time separated (living apart) from Christ [excluded from all part in Him], utterly estranged and outlawed from the rights of Israel as a nation, and strangers with no share in the sacred compacts of the [Messianic] promise [with no knowledge of or right in God’s agreements, His covenants]. And you had no hope (no promise); you were in the world without God.

13 But now in Christ Jesus, you who once were [so] far away, through (by, in) the blood of Christ have been brought near.

14 For He is [Himself] our peace (our bond of unity and harmony). He has made us both [Jew and Gentile] one [body], and has broken down (destroyed, abolished) the hostile dividing wall between us,

15 By abolishing in His [own crucified] flesh the enmity [caused by] the Law with its decrees and ordinances [which He annulled]; that He from the two might create in Himself one new man [one new quality of humanity out of the two], so making peace.

16 And [He designed] to reconcile to God both [Jew and Gentile, united] in a single body by means of His cross, thereby killing the mutual enmity and bringing the feud to an end.

17 And He came and preached the glad tidings of peace to you who were afar off and [peace] to those who were near.(A)

18 For it is through Him that we both [whether far off or near] now have an introduction (access) by one [Holy] Spirit to the Father [so that we are able to approach Him].

19 Therefore you are no longer outsiders (exiles, migrants, and aliens, excluded from the rights of citizens), but you now share citizenship with the saints (God’s own people, consecrated and set apart for Himself); and you belong to God’s [own] household.

20 You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Christ Jesus Himself the chief Cornerstone.

21 In Him the whole structure is joined (bound, welded) together harmoniously, and it continues to rise (grow, increase) into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, consecrated, and sacred to the presence of the Lord].

22 In Him [and in fellowship with one another] you yourselves also are being built up [into this structure] with the rest, to form a fixed abode (dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit.

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:5 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament.
  2. Ephesians 2:6 H.A.W. Meyer, Commentary on the New Testament.
  3. Ephesians 2:8 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  4. Ephesians 2:10 Arthur S. Way, Way’s Epistles: The Letters of St. Paul to Seven Churches and Three Friends.
  5. Ephesians 2:11 Arthur S. Way, The Letters of St. Paul to Seven Churches and Three Friends.
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Efesios 2
La Biblia de las Américas

De muerte a vida por Cristo

2 Y Él os dio vida a vosotros, que estabais[a] muertos en[b] vuestros delitos y pecados(A), 2 en los cuales anduvisteis en otro tiempo(B) según la corriente[c] de este mundo(C), conforme al príncipe de la potestad del aire(D), el espíritu que ahora opera en los hijos de desobediencia(E), 3 entre los cuales también todos nosotros en otro tiempo vivíamos(F) en las pasiones de nuestra carne(G), satisfaciendo[d] los deseos de la carne y de la mente[e], y éramos por naturaleza(H) hijos de ira(I), lo mismo que los demás(J). 4 Pero Dios, que es rico en misericordia(K), por causa del[f] gran amor con que nos amó(L), 5 aun cuando estábamos muertos en[g] nuestros delitos(M), nos dio vida juntamente con Cristo (por gracia habéis sido salvados(N)), 6 y con Él nos resucitó(O), y con Él nos sentó en los lugares celestiales(P) en Cristo Jesús(Q), 7 a fin de poder mostrar en los siglos venideros las sobreabundantes riquezas de su gracia(R) por su bondad para con nosotros en Cristo Jesús. 8 Porque por gracia habéis sido salvados(S) por medio de la fe(T), y esto no de vosotros, sino que es don de Dios(U); 9 no por[h] obras(V), para que nadie se gloríe(W). 10 Porque somos hechura suya, creados(X) en Cristo Jesús(Y) para hacer buenas obras(Z), las cuales Dios preparó de antemano(AA) para que anduviéramos en ellas(AB).

En Cristo hay paz y unidad

11 Recordad, pues, que en otro tiempo(AC) vosotros los gentiles en la carne(AD), llamados incircuncisión por la tal llamada circuncisión, hecha por manos en la carne(AE), 12 recordad que en ese tiempo estabais separados de Cristo, excluidos de la ciudadanía[i] de Israel(AF), extraños a los pactos(AG) de la promesa, sin tener esperanza(AH), y sin Dios(AI) en el mundo. 13 Pero ahora en Cristo Jesús(AJ), vosotros, que en otro tiempo(AK) estabais lejos, habéis sido acercados(AL) por[j] la sangre de Cristo(AM). 14 Porque Él mismo es nuestra paz(AN), quien de ambos pueblos hizo uno(AO), derribando la pared intermedia de separación, 15 aboliendo en su carne la enemistad(AP), la ley de los mandamientos expresados en ordenanzas(AQ), para crear en sí mismo de los dos un nuevo hombre(AR), estableciendo así la paz(AS), 16 y para reconciliar con Dios(AT) a los dos en un cuerpo(AU) por medio de la cruz, habiendo dado muerte en ella a la enemistad(AV). 17 Y vino y anunció(AW) paz(AX) a vosotros que estabais lejos, y paz a los que estaban cerca(AY); 18 porque por medio de Él los unos y los otros[k] tenemos nuestra entrada(AZ) al Padre(BA) en un mismo Espíritu(BB). 19 Así pues, ya no sois extraños ni extranjeros(BC), sino que sois conciudadanos(BD) de los santos y sois de la familia[l] de Dios(BE), 20 edificados(BF) sobre el fundamento(BG) de los apóstoles y profetas(BH), siendo Cristo Jesús mismo la piedra angular(BI), 21 en quien todo el edificio, bien ajustado, va creciendo(BJ) para ser un templo santo en el Señor(BK), 22 en quien también vosotros sois juntamente edificados(BL) para morada de Dios en el Espíritu(BM).

Footnotes

  1. Efesios 2:1 Lit., estando
  2. Efesios 2:1 O, a causa de
  3. Efesios 2:2 Lit., época
  4. Efesios 2:3 Lit., haciendo
  5. Efesios 2:3 Lit., de los pensamientos
  6. Efesios 2:4 Lit., de su
  7. Efesios 2:5 O, a causa de
  8. Efesios 2:9 Lit., de; i.e., como resultado de
  9. Efesios 2:12 O, comunidad
  10. Efesios 2:13 O, en
  11. Efesios 2:18 Lit., ambos
  12. Efesios 2:19 Lit., los de la casa
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Ephesians 2
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Made Alive in Christ

2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,(A) 2 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) 3 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. 4 But because of his great love for us,(H) God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions(I)—it is by grace you have been saved.(J) 6 And God raised us up with Christ(K) and seated us with him(L) in the heavenly realms(M) in Christ Jesus, 7 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. 8 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— 9 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.
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