1Andyou hath he quickened, who weredead in trespassesandsins;
2Whereinin time past ye walked according to the course of thisworld, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that nowworkethin the children of disobedience:
3Amongwhomalsoweall had ourconversationin times pastin the lusts of ourflesh, fulfilling the desires of the fleshand of the mind; andwere by nature the children of wrath, evenasothers.
4ButGod, who isrichinmercy, forhisgreatlovewherewith he lovedus,
5Even when weweredead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ,(by grace ye aresaved;)
6And hath raised us up together, and made us sit togetherinheavenly places inChristJesus:
7Thatin the ages to come he might shew the exceedingriches of hisgraceinhiskindnesstowardusthroughChristJesus.
8For by grace are yesavedthroughfaith; andthatnotofyourselves: it is the giftofGod:
9Notofworks, lest any man should boast.
10For we arehisworkmanship, createdinChristJesusuntogoodworks, whichGod hath before ordainedthat we should walkinthem.
11Whereforeremember, thatye being in time pastGentilesin the flesh, who are calledUncircumcisionbythatwhich is called the Circumcisionin the flesh made byhands;
12Thatatthattime ye werewithoutChrist, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, andstrangers from the covenants of promise, havingnohope, andwithoutGodin the world:
13ButnowinChristJesusyewhosometimeswere far off are madenighby the blood of Christ.
14Forheisourpeace, who hath madebothone, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
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Having abolishedinhisflesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained inordinances; for tomakeinhimself of twainonenewman, so makingpeace;
16And that he might reconcileboth unto Godinonebodyby the cross, having slain the enmitythereby:
17Andcameandpreachedpeace to youwhich were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
18ForthroughhimwebothhaveaccessbyoneSpiritunto the Father.
19Nowtherefore ye are no morestrangersandforeigners, butfellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
20And are builtupon the foundation of the apostlesandprophets, JesusChristhimselfbeing the chief corner stone;
21Inwhomall the building fitly framed togethergrowethunto an holytemplein the Lord:
22Inwhomyealso are builded togetherfor an habitation of Godthrough the Spirit.