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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Romans 15:8

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that ye were at that time without Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and atheists in the world:

which in other generations was not made known to the children of men, as it hath been now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off; even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Simon hath fully related, how at first God graciously looked upon [the Gentiles], to take from them a people for his name.

And he said to me, Go: for I will send thee forth to the Gentiles afar off.

to open their eyes, to convert them from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance with those who are sanctified by faith which is in me.

Now I say that Jesus Christ was the minister of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

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and might reconcile them both in one body to God by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby;

in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

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

Therefore much more, being justified already by his blood, shall we be saved by him from wrath.

Yet such were some of you: but ye have been washed, but ye have been sanctified, but ye have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God.

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God exhorted you by us; we entreat you for Christ's sake, be ye reconciled to God.

who hath plucked us out from the dominion of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love:

Wherefore also that first testament was not consecrated without blood.

knowing that ye have not been redeemed out of your vain manner of life, derived traditionally from your fathers, by the corruptible things, silver and gold,

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, put to death indeed in the flesh, but raised to life by the Spirit:

And they sung a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereon; because thou hast been slaughtered, and hast redeemed us for God by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation;