Focused Passage

Ephesians 2:14-18

Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ

Paul moves from spiritual death to resurrection life by grace, then from covenant alienation to reconciled unity in Christ's one new people.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility

15by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace

16and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.

17He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

18For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

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Verse 14

Original words

ForγάρG1063ConjunctionHe HimselfΑὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularpeaceεἰρήνηG1515Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhas madeποιήσαςG4160Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralthe twoἀμφότεραG297Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluraloneἓνG1520Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhas torn downλύσαςG3089Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulardividingμεσότοιχονG3320Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularwallφραγμοῦG5418Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularof hostilityἔχθρανG2189Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 15

Original words

by abolishingκαταργήσαςG2673Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularfleshσαρκὶG4561Noun - Dative Feminine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularlawνόμονG3551Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Pluralof commandmentsἐντολῶνG1785Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural[and]ἐνG1722PrepositiondecreesδόγμασινG1378Noun - Dative Neuter Plural[ He did this ] toἵναG2443ConjunctioncreateκτίσῃG2936Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHimselfαὑτῷG848Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularoneἕναG1520Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularnewκαινὸνG2537Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[out of]εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraltwoδύοG1417Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural[thus] makingποιῶνG4160Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularpeaceεἰρήνηνG1515Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 16

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andκαὶG2532ConjunctionreconcilingἀποκαταλλάξῃG604Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralboth [of them]ἀμφοτέρουςG297Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto GodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiononeἑνὶG1520Adjective - Dative Neuter SingularbodyσώματιG4983Noun - Dative Neuter SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularcrossσταυροῦG4716Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularbyἐνG1722PrepositionwhichαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularHe put to deathἀποκτείναςG615Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[their]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhostilityἔχθρανG2189Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 17

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe cameἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] preachedεὐηγγελίσατοG2097Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularpeaceεἰρήνηνG1515Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralwho [were]τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Pluralfar awayμακρὰνG3112Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpeaceεἰρήνηνG1515Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto thoseτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Plural[who were] nearἐγγύςG1451Adverb
Verse 18

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ForὅτιG3754Conjunctionthroughδι’G1223PrepositionHimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvἀμφότεροιG297Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwe both haveἔχομενG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularaccessπροσαγωγὴνG4318Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularbyἐνG1722PrepositiononeἑνὶG1520Adjective - Dative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter Singular

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