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14 For he is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility,
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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 abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,
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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 might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby bringing the hostility to an end.
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and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.
17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near;
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He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
18 for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
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For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
19 So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
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Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,
20 built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
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built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
21 in whom the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord;
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In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.
22 in whom you also are built into it for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
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And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
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