Ephesians 2:13-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of Christ.(A)
14 [a]For he is our peace, he who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of enmity, through his flesh,(B)
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- 2:14–16 The elaborate imagery here combines pictures of Christ as our peace (Is 9:5), his crucifixion, the ending of the Mosaic law (cf. Col 2:14), reconciliation (2 Cor 5:18–21), and the destruction of the dividing wall such as kept people from God in the temple or a barrier in the heavens.
Ephesians 2:13-14
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