Poslanica Efežanima 2
Oživljeni s Kristom
1 I vi ste nekoć bili mrtvi, zauvijek osuđeni zbog svojih prijestupa i grijeha.2 Živjeli ste poput ostaloga svijeta, u grijehu, poslušni Sotoni, vladaru zračnih prostora. Taj je duh na djelu u srcima onih koji odbijaju poslušati Božju riječ.
3 Svi smo mi tako živjeli, udovoljavajući požudama tijela i prohtjevima svoje zle naravi. Po svojoj smo naravi bili predodređeni za Božji gnjev kao i ostali.
4 Ali Bog je tako bogat milosrđem da nas je, zaradi velike ljubavi prema nama5 iako smo bili mrtvi zbog svojih grijeha, oživio s Kristom. Božjom ste milošću spašeni!6 Podignuo nas je od mrtvih i posjeo nas s Kristom u nebu zato što smo njegovi,
7 da bi u predstojećim vjekovima pokazao neizmjerno bogatstvo svoje milosti svojom dobrotom prema nama u Kristu Isusu.
8 Spašeni ste milošću, po vjeri. A i to je Božji dar. Nije vaša zasluga.9 Spasenje nije nagrada za dobra djela koja smo učinili, da se nitko ne može time hvaliti.
10 Jer mi smo Božja stvorenja, stvoreni u Kristu Isusu da živimo čineći dobra djela koja je on za nas unaprijed pripremio.
Jedinstvo i mir u Kristu
11 Ne zaboravite da ste vi pogani rođenjem bili izopćenici. Židovi, ponosni na svoje obrezanje - iako im je ono mijenjalo samo tijela, ali ne i srca - nazivali su vas "neobrezanima".12 Tada ste živjeli daleko od Krista. Bili ste isključeni iz Božjega naroda, Izraela; bili ste tuđinci za koje nije vrijedio Savez obećanja; bili ste u svijetu bez Boga i bez nade.
13 Ali sada pripadate Kristu Isusu. Iako ste nekada bili daleko od Boga, sada ste mu prišli blizu - po Kristovoj krvi.
14 Jer sam je Krist sklopio mir između Židova i pogana učinivši nas sve jednim narodom. Srušio je zid neprijateljstva koji nas je dijelio.15 Učinio je nevaljanim cijeli sustav židovskih zakona da uspostavi mir, stvarajući u sebi od Židova i pogana jednoga, novog čovjeka.16 U jednom je Tijelu izmirio obje skupine s Bogom svojom smrću na križu, usmrtivši neprijateljstvo.17 Došao je "navijestiti mir" vama poganima koji ste bili daleko od njega i nama Židovima koji smo mu bili blizu.
18 Sada svi mi, i Židovi i pogani, možemo pristupiti Ocu u jednomu, Svetom Duhu, zbog onoga što je Krist učinio za nas.
Gospodnji Hram
19 Vi pogani sada više niste tuđinci ni pridošlice, nego sugrađani svetih i Božji ukućani.20 Božja ste građevina nazidana na temelju apostola i proroka, a zaglavni je kamen sam Isus Krist.21 U njemu je cijela građevina čvrsto povezana i raste u sveti Hram u Gospodinu.
22 U njemu ste i vi pogani uzidani, dio ste građevine u kojoj Bog prebiva svojim Duhom.
Ephesians 2
New Life Individually
1 And although you weret deads in your transgressions and sins,2 in whichs you formerly livedts according to this world’s present path,ts according to the ruler of the kingdomt of the air, the ruler oft the spirits that is now energizingt the sons of disobedience,s
3 among whoms all of ust alsot formerly lived out our lives in the cravings of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wraths even as the rest…s
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,5 even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you are saved!t –6 and he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,7 to demonstrate in the coming agest the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness towardt us in Christ Jesus.8 For by grace you are savedt through faith,s and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;9 it is not fromt works, so that no one can boast.t
10 For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.ts
New Life Corporately
11 Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh – who are called “uncircumcision” by the so-called “circumcision” that is performed on the bodyt by human hands –12 that you were at that time without the Messiah,t alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise,t having no hope and without God in the world.13 But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.ts14 For he is our peace, the one who made both groups into onet and who destroyed the middle wall of partition, the hostility,15 when he nullifiedt in his flesh the law of commandments in decrees. He did this to create in himself one new mant out of two,t thus making peace,16 and to reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which the hostility has been killed.t17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,18 so thatt through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.19 So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,20 because you have been builtt on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,s with Christ Jesus himself ast the cornerstone.t21 In himt the whole building,st being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
22 in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.