Parallel Verses

Weymouth New Testament

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were so far away have been brought near through the death of Christ.

New American Standard Bible

But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

King James Version

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Holman Bible

But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah.

International Standard Version

But now, in union with the Messiah Jesus, you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah.

A Conservative Version

But now in Christ Jesus ye, being formerly far off, became near in the blood of the Christ.

American Standard Version

But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made nigh in the blood of Christ.

Amplified

But now [at this very moment] in Christ Jesus you who once were [so very] far away [from God] have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

An Understandable Version

But now [that you are] in [fellowship with] Christ, you [Gentiles], who were once far away [from God], have been brought near [to Him] through the blood of Christ.

Anderson New Testament

but now, in Christ Jesus, you, who were formerly far off, have become near, by the blood of the Christ.

Bible in Basic English

But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

Common New Testament

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near in the blood of Christ.

Daniel Mace New Testament

but now you who were formerly at a distance, are brought near by the death of Christ Jesus.

Darby Translation

but now in Christ Jesus ye who once were afar off are become nigh by the blood of the Christ.

Godbey New Testament

But now you are in Christ Jesus, who being at one time far off have been made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Goodspeed New Testament

But now through your union with Christ Jesus you who were once far away have through the blood of Christ been brought near.

John Wesley New Testament

But now through Christ Jesus, ye who were once far off are brought nigh by the blood of Christ.

Julia Smith Translation

And now in Christ Jesus ye who then being far off have become near in the blood of Christ.

King James 2000

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near by the blood of Christ.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But now in Christ Jesus you, the ones who once were far away, have become near by the blood of Christ.

Modern King James verseion

But now in Christ Jesus you who were once afar off are made near by the blood of Christ.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But now in Christ Jesus, ye which a while ago were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Moffatt New Testament

Whereas now, within Christ Jesus, you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Montgomery New Testament

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near in the blood of Christ.

NET Bible

But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

New Heart English Bible

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Noyes New Testament

but now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who formerly were afar off, have been brought nigh by the blood of Christ.

Sawyer New Testament

but now, in Christ Jesus you who were formerly far off have been made nigh by the blood of Christ.

The Emphasized Bible

But, just now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who at one time were afar off, were made nigh in the blood of the Christ;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

but now in Christ Jesus, ye who formerly were far off, are become nigh by the blood of Christ.

Twentieth Century New Testament

But now, through your union with Christ Jesus, you who once were 'far off' have, by the shedding of the blood of the Christ, been brought 'near.'

Webster

But now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who formerly were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Williams New Testament

But now through your union with Christ Jesus you who were once far away have through the blood of Christ been brought near.

World English Bible

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

Worrell New Testament

But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who were once afar off were made nigh in the blood of Christ.

Worsley New Testament

ye, who were formerly afar off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Youngs Literal Translation

and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

now
νυνί 
Nuni 
now
Usage: 21

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

ye
ὑμείς 
Humeis 
ye, ye yourselves, you, not tr
Usage: 120

who

which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

ποτέ 
Pote 
in time past, at any time, in times past, sometimes, sometime, once, not tr,
Usage: 28

ὤν οὖσα ὄν 
On 
being, when ... was, which is, that is, not tr,
Usage: 128

μακράν 
Makran 
Usage: 7

γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

ἐγγύς 
Eggus 
Usage: 23

by
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the blood
αἷμα 
Haima 
Usage: 83

Devotionals

Devotionals about Ephesians 2:13

Images Ephesians 2:13

Prayers for Ephesians 2:13

Context Readings

Jewish And Gentile Believers United In Christ

12 At that time you were living apart from Christ, estranged from the Commonwealth of Israel, with no share by birth in the Covenants which are based on the Promises, and you had no hope and no God, in all the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were so far away have been brought near through the death of Christ. 14 For He is our peace--He who has made Jews and Gentiles one, and in His own human nature has broken down the hostile dividing wall,


Cross References

Acts 2:39

For to you belongs the promise, and to your children, and to all who are far off, whoever the Lord our God may call."

Acts 26:18

that they may turn from darkness to light and from the obedience to Satan to God, in order to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified through faith in Me.'

Romans 3:23-30

for all alike have sinned, and all consciously come short of the glory of God,

Acts 15:14

Symeon has related how God first looked graciously on the Gentiles to take from among them a People to be called by His name.

Acts 22:21

"'Go,' He replied; 'I will send you as an Apostle to nations far away.'"

Romans 5:9-10

If therefore we have now been pronounced free from guilt through His blood, much more shall we be delivered from God's anger through Him.

Romans 8:1

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus;

Romans 15:8-12

My meaning is that Christ has become a servant to the people of Israel in vindication of God's truthfulness-- in showing how sure are the promises made to our forefathers--

1 Corinthians 1:30

But you--and it is all God's doing--are in Christ Jesus: He has become for us a wisdom which is from God, consisting of righteousness and sanctification and deliverance;

1 Corinthians 6:11

And all this describes what some of you were. But now you have had every stain washed off: now you have been set apart as holy: now you have been pronounced free from guilt; in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and through the Spirit of our God.

2 Corinthians 5:17

So that if any one is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old state of things has passed away; a new state of things has come into existence.

2 Corinthians 5:20-21

On Christ's behalf therefore we come as ambassadors, God, as it were, making entreaty through our lips: we, on Christ's behalf, beseech men to be reconciled to God.

Galatians 3:28

In Him the distinctions between Jew and Gentile, slave and free man, male and female, disappear; you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 1:7

It is in Him, and through the shedding of His blood, that we have our deliverance--the forgiveness of our offences--so abundant was God's grace,

Ephesians 2:12

At that time you were living apart from Christ, estranged from the Commonwealth of Israel, with no share by birth in the Covenants which are based on the Promises, and you had no hope and no God, in all the world.

Ephesians 2:16-17

thus effecting peace, and to reconcile Jews and Gentiles in one body to God, by means of His cross--slaying by it their mutual enmity.

Ephesians 2:19-22

You are therefore no longer mere foreigners or persons excluded from civil rights. On the contrary you share citizenship with God's people and are members of His family.

Ephesians 3:5-8

which in earlier ages was not made known to the human race, as it has now been revealed to His holy Apostles and Prophets through the Spirit--

Colossians 1:13-14

It is God who has delivered us out of the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us into the Kingdom of His dearly-loved Son,

Colossians 1:20-22

And God purposed through Him to reconcile the universe to Himself, making peace through His blood, which was shed upon the Cross--to reconcile to Himself through Him, I say, things on earth and things in Heaven.

Hebrews 9:18

Accordingly we find that the first Covenant was not inaugurated without blood.

1 Peter 1:18-19

knowing, as you do, that it was not with a ransom of perishable wealth, such as silver or gold, that you were set free from your frivolous habits of life which had been handed down to you from your forefathers,

1 Peter 3:18

because Christ also once for all died for sins, the innocent One for the guilty many, in order to bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,

Revelation 5:9

And now they sing a new song. "It is fitting," they say, "that Thou shouldst be the One to take the book And break its seals; Because Thou hast been offered in sacrifice, And hast purchased for God with Thine own blood Some out of every tribe and language and people and nation,

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