Ephesians 2:13
New American Standard Bible
13 But now in (A)Christ Jesus you who (B)previously were (C)far away [a]have (D)been brought near [b](E)by the blood of Christ.
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- Ephesians 2:13 Lit became; or were made
- Ephesians 2:13 Or in
Ephesians 2:13
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
13 But now in Christ Jesus, you, who some time were afar off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
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Ephesians 2:13
The Message
11-13 But don’t take any of this for granted. It was only yesterday that you outsiders to God’s ways had no idea of any of this, didn’t know the first thing about the way God works, hadn’t the faintest idea of Christ. You knew nothing of that rich history of God’s covenants and promises in Israel, hadn’t a clue about what God was doing in the world at large. Now because of Christ—dying that death, shedding that blood—you who were once out of it altogether are in on everything.
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