¹⁴ For he himself is our peace,^(A) who has made the two groups one^(B) and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, ¹⁵ by setting aside in his flesh^(C) the law with its commands and regulations.^(D) His purpose was to create in himself one^(E) new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, ¹⁶ and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross,^(F) by which he put to death their hostility. ¹⁷ He came and preached peace^(G) to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.^{(H) 18} For through him we both have access^(I) to the Father^(J) by one Spirit.^(K)

⁸ But now you must also rid yourselves^(A) of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,^(B) and filthy language from your lips.^{(C) 9} Do not lie to each other,^(D) since you have taken off your old self^(E) with its practices ¹⁰ and have put on the new self,^(F) which is being renewed^(G) in knowledge in the image of its Creator.^{(H) 11} Here there is no Gentile or Jew,^(I) circumcised or uncircumcised,^(J) barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,^(K) but Christ is all,^(L) and is in all.