Efeziërs 2:13

13 Maar nu in Christus Jezus, zijt gij, die eertijds verre waart, nabij geworden door het bloed van Christus.

Efeziërs 2:13 Meaning and Commentary

Ephesians 2:13

But now in Christ Jesus
Being openly and visibly in Christ, created in him, and become believers in him; as they were before secretly in him, as chosen and blessed in him before the foundation of the world:

ye who sometimes were far off;
who in their state of unregeneracy were afar off from God, and from his law, and from any spiritual knowledge of him and fellowship with him; and from Jesus Christ, and from the knowledge of his righteousness, and the way of salvation by him; and from the Spirit, and any acquaintance with the things of the Spirit, and from minding them, and from walking after him; and from the saints and people of God, and from any love to them, and communion with them; and from any solid hopes of happiness, or real peace and comfort; which distance was owing both to Adam's sin and to their own transgressions: it is an observation of a Jewish writer

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 on ( Genesis 3:9 ) "where art thou?" he (God) knew where he was, but he said so to show him that he was (pxwrm) , "afar off from" God by his sin: see ( Isaiah 59:2 ) , and yet

are made nigh by the blood of Christ:
so as to have nearness of access to and communion with God, Father, Son, and Spirit, and the saints, in virtue of the blood of Christ; which gives boldness and speaks peace; by which their persons are justified, the pardon of their sins is procured, reconciliation is made, and their garments are washed, and made white; and so they draw nigh with confidence by the faith of him.

F1 R. Abraham Seba, Tzeror Hammor, fol. 7. 2.

Efeziërs 2:13 In-Context

11 Daarom gedenkt, dat gij, die eertijds heidenen waart in het vlees, en die voorhuid genaamd werdt van degenen, die genaamd zijn besnijdenis in het vlees, die met handen geschiedt;

12 Dat gij in dien tijd waart zonder Christus, vervreemd van het burgerschap Israels, en vreemdelingen van de verbonden der belofte, geen hoop hebbende, en zonder God in de wereld.

13 Maar nu in Christus Jezus, zijt gij, die eertijds verre waart, nabij geworden door het bloed van Christus.

14 Want Hij is onze vrede, Die deze beiden een gemaakt heeft, en den middelmuur des afscheidsels gebroken hebbende,

15 Heeft Hij de vijandschap in Zijn vlees te niet gemaakt, namelijk de wet der geboden in inzettingen bestaande; opdat Hij die twee in Zichzelven tot een nieuwen mens zou scheppen, vrede makende;