Ephesians 2:16

King James Version (KJV)

And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

Translations

Ephesians 2:16 - Amplified Bible

And [He designed] to reconcile to God both [Jew and Gentile, united] in a single body by means of His cross, thereby killing the mutual enmity {and} bringing the feud to an end.

Ephesians 2:16 - American Standard Version

and might reconcile them both in one body unto God through the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

Ephesians 2:16 - Bible in Basic English

And that the two might come into agreement with God in one body through the cross, so putting an end to that division.

Ephesians 2:16 - Darby Bible

and might reconcile both in one body to God by the cross, having by it slain the enmity;

Ephesians 2:16 - English Standard Version

and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.

Ephesians 2:16 - King James Version

And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

Ephesians 2:16 - La Biblia de las Americas

y para reconciliar con Dios a los dos en un cuerpo por medio de la cruz, habiendo dado muerte en ella a la enemistad.

Ephesians 2:16 - The Message

Christ brought us together through his death on the cross. The Cross got us to embrace, and that was the end of the hostility. Christ came and preached peace to you outsiders and peace to us insiders. He treated us as equals, and so made us equals. Through him we both share the same Spirit and have equal access to the Father.

Ephesians 2:16 - New American Standard Bible

and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity.

Ephesians 2:16 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

y para reconciliar con Dios a los dos en un cuerpo por medio de la cruz, habiendo dado muerte en ella a la enemistad.

Ephesians 2:16 - World English Bible

and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility thereby.

Ephesians 2:16 - Young's Living Translation

and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity in it,

Ephesians 2:16 - Additional Comments

Typically we see, in the O.T., the Gentiles were the enemies of the Jews (1 Chr 16:35), but God intended for Jews to be priests to the Gentiles (Psa 67:2-5, Isa 42:6-7, 2 Chr 32:23). But, God also required the Jews to be separate from the Gentiles (Exo 23:31-33, Psa 106:35). Because of this required distinction by God, the Jews became isolationists, excluding all non-Jews, having nothing to do with them. From this exclusion, a great enmity existed between Jews and non-Jews. The Jews were excluded from joining them in their ways without God, but they should have welcomed them to their ways with God. We must work to never become part of the world, but always welcome them to become part of our world, with a relationship with God.

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