Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall,

King James Version

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

Holman Bible

For He is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In His flesh,

International Standard Version

For it is he who is our peace. Through his mortality he made both groups one by tearing down the wall of hostility that divided them.

A Conservative Version

For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the dividing wall of partition,

American Standard Version

For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition,

Amplified

For He Himself is our peace and our bond of unity. He who made both groups—[Jews and Gentiles]—into one body and broke down the barrier, the dividing wall [of spiritual antagonism between us],

An Understandable Version

For Christ is [the source of] our peace. He made both [Jews and Gentiles] one people, and broke down the barrier wall of hostility that divided them,

Anderson New Testament

For he is our peace, who has made both parties one, and broken down the partition wall that separated us,

Bible in Basic English

For he is our peace, who has made the two into one, and by whom the middle wall of division has been broken down,

Common New Testament

For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,

Daniel Mace New Testament

for he is our peace-maker, who hath united both Jew and Gentile, and hath by his flesh broken down the middle wall of partition

Darby Translation

For he is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of enclosure,

Godbey New Testament

For he is our peace, the one having made both one, and having broken down the middle wall of partition,

Goodspeed New Testament

For he is himself our peace. He has united the two divisions, and broken down the barrier that kept us apart,

John Wesley New Testament

For he is our peace, he who hath made both one,

Julia Smith Translation

For he is our peace, having made both one, and having loosed the middle partition wall of the enclosure;

King James 2000

For he is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

Lexham Expanded Bible

For he himself is our peace, who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of the partition, the enmity, in his flesh,

Modern King James verseion

For He is our peace, He making us both one, and He has broken down the middle wall of partition between us,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For he is our peace, which hath made of both one, and hath broken down the wall in the midst, that was a stop between us,

Moffatt New Testament

For he is our peace, he who has made both of us a unity and destroyed the barrier which kept us apart;

Montgomery New Testament

For he is our Peace, who has made the two of us Jew and Gentile one, and has broken down the party-wall of partition between us.

NET Bible

For he is our peace, the one who made both groups into one and who destroyed the middle wall of partition, the hostility,

New Heart English Bible

For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition,

Noyes New Testament

For it is he who is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition between us, that is, the enmity;

Sawyer New Testament

For he is our peace, who made both one and broke down the middle wall of partition,

The Emphasized Bible

He, in fact, is our peace - who made both one, and, the enclosing middle-wall, took down,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of separation,

Twentieth Century New Testament

He it is who is our Peace. He made the two divisions of mankind one, broke down the barrier that separated them,

Webster

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

Weymouth New Testament

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,

Williams New Testament

For He Himself is our peace, He is the one who has made us both into one body and has broken down the barrier that kept us apart;

World English Bible

For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition,

Worrell New Testament

For He is our peace, Who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of the partition,

Worsley New Testament

For He is our peace, who hath made both one, and removed the wall of partition from between us;

Youngs Literal Translation

for he is our peace, who did make both one, and the middle wall of the enclosure did break down,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

he

Usage: 0

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

εἰρήνη 
Eirene 
Usage: 71

who

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

ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

ἀμφότερος 
amphoteros 
Usage: 8

one
εἷς 
heis 
one, a, other, some, not tr,
Usage: 188

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

λύω 
Luo 
Usage: 28

the middle wall
μεσότοιχον 
mesotoichon 
Usage: 1

φραγμός 
Phragmos 
Usage: 1

Devotionals

Devotionals about Ephesians 2:14

Images Ephesians 2:14

Prayers for Ephesians 2:14

Context Readings

Jewish And Gentile Believers United In Christ

13 But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, 15 by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace,


Cross References

Galatians 3:28

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Micah 5:5

This One will be our peace.
When the Assyrian invades our land,
When he tramples on our citadels,
Then we will raise against him
Seven shepherds and eight leaders of men.

Luke 2:14

Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”

Ephesians 2:15

by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace,

Colossians 3:11

a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all.

Esther 3:8

Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other people and they do not observe the king’s laws, so it is not in the king’s interest to let them remain.

Isaiah 9:6-7

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 19:24-25

In that day Israel will be the third party with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,

Ezekiel 34:24-25

And I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant David will be prince among them; I the Lord have spoken.

Ezekiel 37:19-20

say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will put them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand.”’

Zechariah 6:13

Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the Lord, and He who will bear the honor and sit and rule on His throne. Thus, He will be a priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace will be between the two offices.”’

Luke 1:79

To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

John 10:16

I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd.

John 11:52

and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

John 16:33

These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

Acts 10:28

And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean.

Acts 10:36

The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all)—

Romans 5:1

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Corinthians 12:12-13

For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.

Ephesians 3:15

from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,

Ephesians 4:16

from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.

Colossians 1:20

and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven.

Colossians 2:10-14

and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority;

Colossians 2:20

If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees, such as,

Colossians 3:15

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.

Hebrews 7:2

to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all the spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace.

Hebrews 13:20

Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord,

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