Ephesians 2

1 And you, when you were dead in your offences, and sins,2 Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of this air, of the spirit that now worketh on the children of unbelief:3 In which also we all conversed in time past, in the desires of our flesh, fulfilling the will of the flesh and of our thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:4 But God, (who is rich in mercy,) for his exceeding charity wherewith he loved us,5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together in Christ, (by whose grace you are saved,)6 And hath raised us up together, and hath made us sit together in the heavenly places, through Christ Jesus.7 That he might shew in the ages to come the abundant riches of his grace, in his bounty towards us in Christ Jesus.8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, for it is the gift of God;9 Not of works, that no man may glory.10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus in good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them.11 For which cause be mindful that you, being heretofore Gentiles in the flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision in the flesh, made by hands;12 That you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the conversation of Israel, and strangers to the testament, having no hope of the promise, and without God in this world.13 But now in Christ Jesus, you, who some time were afar off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and breaking down the middle wall of partition, the enmities in his flesh:15 Making void the law of commandments contained in decrees; that he might make the two in himself into one new man, making peace;16 And might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross, killing the enmities in himself.17 And coming, he preached peace to you that were afar off, and peace to them that were nigh.18 For by him we have access both in one Spirit to the Father.19 Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners; but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and the domestics of God,20 Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone:21 In whom all the building, being framed together, groweth up into an holy temple in the Lord.22 In whom you also are built together into an habitation of God in the Spirit.

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.