Ephesians 2:12

Expanded Bible

¹² Remember that ·in the past [at that time/season] you were without ·Christ [the Messiah]. You were ·not citizens [^Lexcluded from the citizenship] of Israel, and you ·had no part in [^Lwere aliens/strangers to] the ·agreements with the promise that God made to his people [^Lcovenants of promise; ^Cthe Abrahamic (Gen. 12:1–3), Mosaic (Ex. 19—24), and Davidic (2 Sam. 7) covenants.] You had no hope, and you did not know God.