Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles

For I tell you that Christ (A)became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order (B)to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,

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24 He answered, (A)“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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But (A)when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, (B)born (C)of woman, born (D)under the law, (E)to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive (F)adoption as sons.

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11 He came to (A)his own,[a] and (B)his own people[b] (C)did not receive him.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:11 Greek to his own things; that is, to his own domain, or to his own people
  2. John 1:11 People is implied in Greek

20 For (A)all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our (B)Amen to God for his glory.

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25 (A)You are the sons of the prophets and of (B)the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, (C)‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ 26 (D)God, (E)having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, (F)to bless you (G)by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”

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16 And (A)I have other sheep that are not of this fold. (B)I must bring them also, and (C)they will listen to my voice. So there will be (D)one flock, (E)one shepherd.

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16 to be (A)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles (B)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that (C)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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(A)What if some were unfaithful? (B)Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?

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But you are (A)a chosen race, (B)a royal (C)priesthood, (D)a holy nation, (E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (F)out of darkness into (G)his marvelous light. 10 (H)Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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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

For this reason I, Paul, (AD)a prisoner of Christ Jesus (AE)on behalf of you Gentiles— assuming that you have heard of (AF)the stewardship of (AG)God's grace that was given to me for you, (AH)how the mystery was made known to me (AI)by revelation, (AJ)as I have written briefly. (AK)When you read this, you can perceive my insight into (AL)the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. This mystery is[c] that the Gentiles are (AM)fellow heirs, (AN)members of the same body, and (AO)partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

(AP)Of this gospel I was made (AQ)a minister according to the gift of (AR)God's grace, which was given me (AS)by the working of his power. To me, (AT)though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, (AU)to preach to the Gentiles the (AV)unsearchable (AW)riches of Christ,

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:19 Or sojourners
  2. Ephesians 2:22 Or in
  3. Ephesians 3:6 The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4

30 For just as (A)you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,

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22 Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, (A)provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise (B)you too will be cut off.

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23 in order to make known (A)the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he (B)has prepared beforehand for glory— 24 even us whom he (C)has called, (D)not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles?

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They are (A)Israelites, and to them belong (B)the adoption, (C)the glory, (D)the covenants, (E)the giving of the law, (F)the worship, and (G)the promises. To them belong (H)the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, (I)who is God over all, (J)blessed forever. Amen.

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16 That is why it depends on faith, (A)in order that the promise may rest on grace and (B)be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, (C)who is the father of us all,

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70 (A)as (B)he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 (C)that we should be saved from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 (D)to show the mercy promised to our fathers
    and (E)to remember his holy (F)covenant,
73 (G)the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

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26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

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46 And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God (A)be spoken first to you. (B)Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves (C)unworthy of eternal life, behold, we (D)are turning to the Gentiles.

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54 He has (A)helped (B)his servant Israel,
    (C)in remembrance of his mercy,
55 (D)as he spoke to our fathers,
    (E)to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.

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20 (A)You will show faithfulness to Jacob
    and steadfast love to Abraham,
(B)as you have sworn to our fathers
    from the days of old.

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15 (A)Therefore in the east[a] give glory to the Lord;
    in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
16 (B)From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise,
    of glory to (C)the Righteous One.
But I say, “I waste away,
    I waste away. Woe is me!
For (D)the traitors have betrayed,
    with betrayal the traitors have betrayed.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 24:15 Hebrew in the realm of light, or with the fires

The Lord has (A)made known his salvation;
    he has (B)revealed his righteousness in (C)the sight of the nations.
He has (D)remembered his (E)steadfast love and faithfulness
    to the house of Israel.
All (F)the ends of the earth have seen
    (G)the salvation of our God.

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Mystery and Victory

50 I tell you this, brothers: (A)flesh and blood (B)cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

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29 I do not mean (A)your conscience, but his. For (B)why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience?

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