Ephesians 2:14

14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,

Ephesians 2:14 in Other Translations

KJV
14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
ESV
14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility
NLT
14 For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.
MSG
14 The Messiah has made things up between us so that we're now together on this, both non-Jewish outsiders and Jewish insiders. He tore down the wall we used to keep each other at a distance.
CSB
14 For He is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In His flesh,

Ephesians 2:14 In-Context

12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,
15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace,
16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.

Cross References 2

  • 1. ver 15; S John 14:27
  • 2. 1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 3:6
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