Let not the (A)foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say,
“The Lord will certainly separate me from His people.”
Nor let the (B)eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”

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Let no foreigner(A) who is bound to the Lord say,
    “The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.”(B)
And let no eunuch(C) complain,
    “I am only a dry tree.”

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“Also the (A)foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,
To attend to His service and to love the name of the Lord,
To be His servants, every one who (B)keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it,
And holds firmly to My covenant;

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And foreigners(A) who bind themselves to the Lord
    to minister(B) to him,
to love the name(C) of the Lord,
    and to be his servants,
all who keep the Sabbath(D) without desecrating it
    and who hold fast to my covenant—

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12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, [a](A)excluded from [b]the people of Israel, and strangers to (B)the covenants of the promise, having (C)no hope and (D)without God in the world. 13 But now in (E)Christ Jesus you who (F)previously were (G)far away [c]have (H)been brought near [d](I)by the blood of Christ. 14 For He Himself is (J)our peace, (K)who made both groups into one and broke down the [e]barrier of the dividing wall, 15 [f]by (L)abolishing [g]in His flesh the hostility, which is (M)the Law composed of commandments expressed in ordinances, so that in Himself He might [h](N)make the two (O)one new person, in this way establishing (P)peace; 16 and that He might (Q)reconcile them both in (R)one body to God through the cross, [i]by it having (S)put to death the hostility. 17 And (T)He came and preached (U)peace to you who were (V)far away, and peace to those who were (W)near; 18 for through Him we both have (X)our access in (Y)one Spirit to (Z)the Father. 19 So then you are no longer (AA)strangers and foreigners, but you are (AB)fellow citizens with the [j]saints, and are of (AC)God’s household,

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:12 Or alienated
  2. Ephesians 2:12 Or citizenship in Israel
  3. Ephesians 2:13 Lit became; or were made
  4. Ephesians 2:13 Or in
  5. Ephesians 2:14 Lit the dividing wall of the barrier
  6. Ephesians 2:15 Or the hostility, by abolishing in His flesh the Law
  7. Ephesians 2:15 I.e., by His death
  8. Ephesians 2:15 Lit create
  9. Ephesians 2:16 Or in Himself
  10. Ephesians 2:19 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people

12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners(A) to the covenants of the promise,(B) without hope(C) and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once(D) were far away have been brought near(E) by the blood of Christ.(F)

14 For he himself is our peace,(G) who has made the two groups one(H) and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh(I) the law with its commands and regulations.(J) His purpose was to create in himself one(K) new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross,(L) by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace(M) to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.(N) 18 For through him we both have access(O) to the Father(P) by one Spirit.(Q)

19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers,(R) but fellow citizens(S) with God’s people and also members of his household,(T)

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