Ephesians 2:11-22 - Jewish And Gentile Believers United In Christ

¹¹ Wherefore remember that ye were formerly Gentiles in the flesh, called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision made by hands in the flesh; ¹² and ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: but now in Christ Jesus, ¹³ ye, who were formerly afar off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ. ¹⁴ For He is our peace, who hath made both one, and removed the wall of partition from between us; ¹⁵ having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that He might form the two into one new man, in Himself, so making peace; ¹⁶ and that He might reconcile both in one body unto God, by the cross, having thereby slain the enmity: ¹⁷ and He came and preached peace to you that were afar off, and to them that were nigh. ¹⁸ For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. ¹⁹ Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the houshold of God; ²⁰ being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone: ²¹ in whom the whole building fitly joined together increaseth to an holy temple in the Lord: ²² in whom ye also are built up together for an habitation of God by the Spirit.