^2 (A)You know that when you were pagans, you were ^(B)being led astray to the ^(C)mute idols, however you were led.

² in which you ^(A)formerly walked according to the ^[a]course of ^(B)this world, according to ^(C)the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now working in ^(D)the sons of disobedience, ³ among whom we all also ^(E)formerly conducted ourselves in ^(F)the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the ^[b]mind, and were ^(G)by nature ^(H)children of wrath, ^(I)even as the rest. ⁴ But God, being ^(J)rich in mercy because of ^(K)His great love with which He loved us, ⁵ even when we were ^(L)dead ^[c]in our transgressions, made us alive together ^[d]with Christ—^(M)by grace you have been saved— ⁶ and ^(N)raised us up with Him, and ^(O)seated us with Him in ^(P)the heavenly places in ^(Q)Christ Jesus, ⁷ so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing ^(R)riches of His grace in ^(S)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For ^(T)by grace you have been saved ^(U)through faith, and ^[e]this not of yourselves, it is ^(V)the gift of God; ^9 (W)not of works, so that ^(X)no one may boast. ¹⁰ For we are His workmanship, ^(Y)created in ^(Z)Christ Jesus for ^(AA)good works, which God ^(AB)prepared beforehand so that we would ^(AC)walk in them.

¹¹ Therefore, remember that ^(AD)formerly ^(AE)you—the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “^(AF)Uncircumcision” by the so-called “^(AG)Circumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands— ¹² remember that you were at that time without Christ, ^(AH)alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and strangers to ^(AI)the covenants of promise, having ^(AJ)no hope and ^(AK)without God in the world. ¹³ But now in ^(AL)Christ Jesus you who ^(AM)formerly were ^(AN)far off ^[f]have ^(AO)been brought near ^(AP)by the blood of Christ. ¹⁴ For He Himself is ^(AQ)our peace, ^(AR)who made both groups one and broke down the dividing wall of the partition ^15 [g]by ^(AS)abolishing in His flesh the enmity, ^(AT)the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might ^(AU)create the two into ^(AV)one new man, making ^(AW)peace, ¹⁶ and might ^(AX)reconcile them both in ^(AY)one body to God through the cross, having in Himself ^(AZ)put to death the enmity. ¹⁷ And ^(BA)He came and preached ^(BB)the good news of peace to you who were ^(BC)far away, and peace to those who were ^(BD)near; ¹⁸ for through Him we both have ^(BE)our access in ^(BF)one Spirit to ^(BG)the Father. ¹⁹ So then you are no longer ^(BH)strangers and sojourners, but you are ^(BI)fellow citizens with the ^[h]saints, and are of ^(BJ)God’s household, ²⁰ having been ^(BK)built on ^(BL)the foundation of ^(BM)the apostles and prophets, ^(BN)Christ Jesus Himself being the ^(BO)corner stone, ^21 (BP)in whom the whole building, being joined together, is growing into ^(BQ)a holy ^[i]sanctuary in the Lord, ²² in whom you also are being ^(BR)built together into a ^(BS)dwelling of God in the Spirit.

^5 (A)Therefore, ^[a]consider ^(B)the members of your earthly body as dead to ^(C)sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry. ⁶ On account of these things, ^(D)the wrath of God is coming ^[b]upon the sons of disobedience, ⁷ and ^(E)in them you also once walked, when you were living ^[c]in them.

^3 (A)For we ourselves also once were foolish, ^(B)disobedient, ^(C)deceived, ^(D)enslaved to ^(E)various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in ^(F)malice and ^(G)envy, despicable, hating one another. ⁴ But when the ^(H)kindness and affection of ^(I)God our Savior ^(J)appeared, ^5 (K)He saved us, ^(L)not by works which we did in righteousness, but ^(M)according to His mercy, through the ^(N)washing of regeneration and ^(O)renewing by the Holy Spirit, ^6 (P)whom He poured out upon us ^(Q)richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, ⁷ so that having been justified by His grace, we would become ^(R)heirs ^[a]according to the hope of eternal life.