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10 For we are aHis workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.  

Brought Near by His Blood

11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called athe Circumcision made in the flesh by hands—  
12 that at that time you 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 you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

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,
20 having been abuilt bon the foundation of the capostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being dthe chief cornerstone,  
21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into aa holy temple in the Lord,  
22 ain whom you also are being built together for a bdwelling place of God in the Spirit. 
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Ephesians 2:12

Separate from Christ (xwriv Xristou). Ablative case with adverbial preposition xwriv, describing their former condition as heathen.

Alienated from the commonwealth of Israel (aphllotriwmenoi thv politeiav tou Israhl). Perfect passive participle of apallotriow, for which see Colossians 1:21. Here followed by ablative case politeiav, old word from politeuw, to be a citizen (Philippians 1:27) from polithv and that from poliv (city). Only twice in N.T., here as commonwealth (the spiritual Israel or Kingdom of God) and Acts 22:28 as citizenship.

Strangers from the covenants of the promise (cenoi twn diaqhkwn thv epaggeliav). For cenov (Latin hospes), as stranger see Matthew 25:35, Matthew 25:38, Matthew 25:43 f., as guest-friend see Romans 16:23. Here it is followed by the ablative case diaqhkwn.

Having no hope (elpida mh exontev). No hope of any kind. In Galatians 4:8 ouk (strong negative) occurs with eidotev qeon, but here mh gives a more subjective picture (I Thessalonians 4:5).

Without God (aqeoi). Old Greek word, not in LXX, only here in N.T. Atheists in the original sense of being without God and also in the sense of hostility to God from failure to worship him. See Paul's words in Romans 1:18-32. "In the world" (en tw kosmw) goes with both phrases. It is a terrible picture that Paul gives, but a true one.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Ephesians 2:12:

John 12:22
John 15:5
Acts 17:18
Ephesians 2:11
Ephesians 2:19
Ephesians 4:18
Colossians 1:18
Colossians 1:21
2 Thessalonians 1:8

 

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