Ephesians 2:11-22

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Unity in Christ

¹¹ So then, remember that at one time you were Gentiles in the flesh—called “the uncircumcised” by those called “the circumcised,”^(A) which is done in the flesh by human hands.^{(B) 12} At that time you were without the Messiah, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of the promise,^(C) without hope^(D) and without God in the world. ¹³ But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood^(E) of the Messiah. ¹⁴ For He is our peace, who made both groups one^(F) and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In His flesh, ¹⁵ He made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that He might create^(G) in Himself one^(H) new man from the two, resulting in peace. ¹⁶ He did this so that He might reconcile both to God in one body^(I) through the cross and put the hostility to death by it.^{[a] 17} When the Messiah came, He proclaimed the good news^(J) of peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.^{(K) 18} For through Him we both have access^(L) by one Spirit to the Father.^{(M) 19} So then you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household, ²⁰ built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,^(N) with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. ²¹ The whole building, being put together^(O) by Him, grows into a holy sanctuary in the Lord.^{(P) 22} You also are being built together^(Q) for God’s dwelling^(R) in the Spirit.