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Ephesians 2:16
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Christ Our Peace

14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,
15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one anew man from the two, thus making peace,  
16 and that He might areconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby bputting to death the enmity.  
17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near.
18 For athrough Him we both have access bby one Spirit to the Father.  

Christ Our Cornerstone

19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
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Ephesians 2:16

And might reconcile (kai apokatallach). Final clause with ina understood of first aorist active subjunctive of apokatallassw for which see Colossians 1:20, Colossians 1:22.

Them both (touv amfoterouv). "The both," "the two" (touv duo), Jew and Gentile.

In one body (en eni swmati). The "one new man" of verse Ephesians 2:15 of which Christ is Head (Ephesians 1:23), the spiritual church. Paul piles up metaphors to express his idea of the Kingdom of God with Christ as King (the church, the body, the commonwealth of Israel, oneness, one new man in Christ, fellow-citizens, the family of God, the temple of God).

Thereby (en autw). On the Cross where he slew the enmity (repeated here) between Jew and Gentile.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Ephesians 2:16:

John 12:22
2 Corinthians 5:18
Ephesians 4:4
Colossians 1:18
Colossians 1:20

 

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