Ephesians 2:11-3:6

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹¹ Therefore remember that ^(A)formerly ^(B)you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “^(C)Uncircumcision” by the so-called “^(D)Circumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands— ¹² remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, ^[a](E)excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to ^(F)the covenants of promise, having ^(G)no hope and ^(H)without God in the world. ¹³ But now in ^(I)Christ Jesus you who ^(J)formerly were ^(K)far off ^[b]have ^(L)been brought near ^[c](M)by the blood of Christ. ¹⁴ For He Himself is ^(N)our peace, ^(O)who made both groups into one and broke down the ^[d]barrier of the dividing wall, ^15 [e]by ^(P)abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is ^(Q)the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might ^[f](R)make the two into ^(S)one new man, thus establishing ^(T)peace, ¹⁶ and might ^(U)reconcile them both in ^(V)one body to God through the cross, ^[g]by it having ^(W)put to death the enmity. ¹⁷ And ^(X)He came and preached ^(Y)peace to you who were ^(Z)far away, and peace to those who were ^(AA)near; ¹⁸ for through Him we both have ^(AB)our access in ^(AC)one Spirit to ^(AD)the Father. ¹⁹ So then you are no longer ^(AE)strangers and aliens, but you are ^(AF)fellow citizens with the ^[h]saints, and are of ^(AG)God’s household, ²⁰ having been ^(AH)built on ^(AI)the foundation of ^(AJ)the apostles and prophets, ^(AK)Christ Jesus Himself being the ^(AL)corner stone, ^21 (AM)in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into ^(AN)a holy ^[i]temple in the Lord, ²² in whom you also are being ^(AO)built together into a ^(AP)dwelling of God in the Spirit.

Paul’s Stewardship

3 For this reason I, Paul, ^(AQ)the prisoner of ^(AR)Christ Jesus ^(AS)for the sake of you ^(AT)Gentiles— ² if indeed you have heard of the ^(AU)stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you; ^3 (AV)that ^(AW)by revelation there was ^(AX)made known to me ^(AY)the mystery, ^(AZ)as I wrote before in brief. ^4 [j]By referring to this, when you read you can understand ^(BA)my insight ^[k]into the ^(BB)mystery of Christ, ⁵ which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy ^(BC)apostles and prophets ^[l]in the Spirit; ⁶ to be specific, that the Gentiles are ^(BD)fellow heirs and ^(BE)fellow members of the body, and ^(BF)fellow partakers of the promise in ^(BG)Christ Jesus through the gospel,