| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, | 1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, |
| 2in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. | 2in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. |
| 3Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. | 3All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath. |
| 4But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, | 4But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, |
| 5even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), | 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! |
| 6and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, | 6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, |
| 7so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. | 7in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. |
| 8For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; | 8For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, |
| 9not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. | 9not by works, so that no one can boast. |
| 10For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. | 10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life. |
| 11Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "Uncircumcision " by the so-called "Circumcision," which is performed in the flesh by human hands-- | 11Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)— |
| 12remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. | 12remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. |
| 13But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. | 13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. |
| 14For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, | 14For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility |
| 15by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, | 15by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace |
| 16and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity. | 16and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility. |
| 17AND HE CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO YOU WHO WERE FAR AWAY, AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO WERE NEAR; | 17He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. |
| 18for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. | 18For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. |
| 19So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, | 19Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, |
| 20having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, | 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. |
| 21in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, | 21In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. |
| 22in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit. | 22And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit. |
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