CHAPTER 2
1 And you hath
he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2 Wherein
in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the
prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of
disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in
times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desiresa
of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as
others.
4 But God,
who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by
grace ye are saved;) 6 And hath raised us up together, and
made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his
kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace are ye
saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we
are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath
before ordainedb that we should walk in them.
11
Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh,
who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the
flesh made by hands; 12 That at that time ye were without Christ,
being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants
of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: 13 But
now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of
Christ.
14 For he is
our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of
partition between us; 15 Having abolished in his flesh the
enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for
to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 16
And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having
slain the enmity therebyc: 17 And came and
preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. 18
For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. 19
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with
the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the
foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief
corner stone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed
together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom ye
also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
The
Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems,
Inc.
a
desires: Gr. wills
b
ordained: or, prepared
c
thereby: or, in himself
