Ephesians 2:13

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Ephesians 2:13

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

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because you were at that time without Christ, being alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers of the covenants of the promise, having no hope and being atheists in the world.

For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all who are afar off, so many as the Lord our God may call.

Symeon hath related how God in the first place interposed to take a people from the Gentiles, in His name.

And He said to me, Go: because I will send thee far away to the Gentiles.

to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, in order that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.

For I say that Christ has been made minister of circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises of the fathers,

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and that he may reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity on in.

in whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of transgressions, according to the riches of his grace,

for all sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

How much more then, having now been justified by his blood, shall we be saved from wrath through him.

And such were some of you: but you have washed, but you have been sanctified, but you have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit of our God.

Therefore we are embassadors in behalf of Christ, as God is intreating you through us; we pray you in behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.

who delivered us from the power of darkness, and transplanted us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

Neither was the first covenant therefore dedicated without blood.

knowing that you have been redeemed from your depraved character transmitted from your ancestors, not by corruptible things, silver or gold,

Because Christ indeed once died for our sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, indeed being put to death in the flesh, but quickened in spirit:

And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to receive the book, and to open its seals: because thou wast slain, and didst with thy blood redeem unto God out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation;