Parallel Verses

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,

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,

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 at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace, who has made the two into one, and by whom the middle wall of division has been broken down, 15 Having in his flesh put an end to that which made the division between us, even the law with its rules and orders, so that he might make in himself, of the two, one new man, so making peace;

Cross References

Galatians 3:28

There is no Jew or Greek, servant or free, male or female: because you are all one in Jesus Christ.

Micah 5:5

And this will be our peace: when the Assyrian comes into our country and his feet are in our land, then we will put up against him seven keepers of the flocks and eight chiefs among men.

Luke 2:14

Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.

Ephesians 2:15

Having in his flesh put an end to that which made the division between us, even the law with its rules and orders, so that he might make in himself, of the two, one new man, so making peace;

Colossians 3:11

Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all.

Esther 3:8

And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for this reason it is not right for the king to let them be.

Isaiah 9:6-7

For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 19:24-25

In that day Israel will be the third together with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the earth:

Ezekiel 34:24-25

And I the Lord will be their God and my servant David their ruler; I the Lord have said it.

Ezekiel 37:19-20

Then say to them, This is what the Lord has said: See, I am taking the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel who are in his company; and I will put it on the stick of Judah and make them one stick, and they will be one in my hand.

Zechariah 6:13

And he will be the builder of the Temple of the Lord; and the glory will be his, and he will take his place as ruler on the seat of power; and Joshua will be a priest at his right hand, and between them there will be a design of peace.

Luke 1:79

To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

John 10:16

And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.

John 11:52

And not for that nation only, but for the purpose of uniting in one body the children of God all over the world.

John 16:33

I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.

Acts 10:28

And he said to them, You yourselves have knowledge that it is against the law for a man who is a Jew to be in the company of one who is of another nation; but God has made it clear to me that no man may be named common or unclean:

Acts 10:36

The word which he sent to the children of Israel, giving the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (who is Lord of all)--

Romans 5:1

For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

1 Corinthians 12:12-13

For as the body is one, and has a number of parts, and all the parts make one body, so is Christ.

Ephesians 3:15

From whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

Ephesians 4:16

Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.

Colossians 1:20

Through him uniting all things with himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, uniting all things which are on earth or in heaven.

Colossians 2:10-14

And you are complete in him, who is the head of all rule and authority:

Colossians 2:20

If you were made free, by your death with Christ, from the rules of the world, why do you put yourselves under the authority of orders

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.

Hebrews 7:2

And to whom Abraham gave a tenth part of everything which he had, being first named King of righteousness, and then in addition, King of Salem, that is to say, King of peace;

Hebrews 13:20

Now may the God of peace, who made that great keeper of his flock, even our Lord Jesus, come back from the dead through the blood of the eternal agreement,

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