| English Standard Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And you were dead in the trespasses and sins | 1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins |
| 2in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— | 2in which you previously lived according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now working in the disobedient. |
| 3among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. | 3We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also. |
| 4But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, | 4But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us, |
| 5even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— | 5made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace! |
| 6and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, | 6He also raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavens in Christ Jesus, |
| 7so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. | 7so that in the coming ages he might display the immeasurable riches of his grace through his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. |
| 8For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, | 8For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God's gift-- |
| 9not a result of works, so that no one may boast. | 9not from works, so that no one can boast. |
| 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. | 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do. |
| 11Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— | 11So then, remember that at one time you were Gentiles in the flesh--called "the uncircumcised" by those called "the circumcised," which is done in the flesh by human hands. |
| 12remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. | 12At that time you were without Christ, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world. |
| 13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. | 13But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. |
| 14For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility | 14For he is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In his flesh, |
| 15by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, | 15he made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that he might create in himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace. |
| 16and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. | 16He did this so that he might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross by which he put the hostility to death. |
| 17And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. | 17He came and proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. |
| 18For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. | 18For through him we both have access in one spirit to the Father. |
| 19So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, | 19So then you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God's household, |
| 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, | 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. |
| 21in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. | 21In him the whole building, being put together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. |
| 22In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. | 22In him you are also being built together for God's dwelling in the Spirit. |
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