Ephesians 2:12-3:4

English Standard Version

¹² remember ^(A)that you were at that time separated from Christ, ^(B)alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to ^(C)the covenants of promise, ^(D)having no hope and without God in the world. ¹³ But now in Christ Jesus you who once were ^(E)far off have been brought near ^(F)by the blood of Christ. ¹⁴ For ^(G)he himself is our peace, ^(H)who has made us both one and has broken down ^(I)in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility ¹⁵ by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ^(J)ordinances, that he might create in himself one ^(K)new man in place of the two, so making peace, ¹⁶ and might ^(L)reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. ¹⁷ And he came and ^(M)preached peace to you who were ^(N)far off and peace to those who were ^(O)near. ¹⁸ For ^(P)through him we both have ^(Q)access in ^(R)one Spirit to the Father. ¹⁹ So then you are no longer ^(S)strangers and aliens,^[a] but you are ^(T)fellow citizens with the saints and ^(U)members of the household of God, ^20 (V)built on the foundation of the ^(W)apostles and prophets, ^(X)Christ Jesus himself being ^(Y)the cornerstone, ^21 (Z)in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into ^(AA)a holy temple in the Lord. ²² In him ^(AB)you also are being built together ^(AC)into a dwelling place for God by^[b] the Spirit.

The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed

3 For this reason I, Paul, ^(AD)a prisoner of Christ Jesus ^(AE)on behalf of you Gentiles— ² assuming that you have heard of ^(AF)the stewardship of ^(AG)God's grace that was given to me for you, ^3 (AH)how the mystery was made known to me ^(AI)by revelation, ^(AJ)as I have written briefly. ^4 (AK)When you read this, you can perceive my insight into ^(AL)the mystery of Christ,