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Ephesians 2:11 — King James Version← Study notes

Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;


Ephesians 2:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 2:1119 words
GreekMeaning
ΔιὸDio
ThereforewordG1352
μνημονεύετεmnēmoneuete
do rememberverbG3421
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ποτὲpote
formerlyadverbG4218
ὑμεῖςhymeis
you yourselvespronounG4771
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἔθνηethnē
GentilesnounG1484
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
σαρκίsarki
the fleshnounG4561
οἱhoi
the onesarticleG3588
λεγόμενοιlegomenoi
being namedverbG3004
ἀκροβυστίαakrobystia
the uncircumcisionnounG203
ὑπὸhypo
byprepositionG5259
τῆςtēs
whicharticleG3588
λεγομένηςlegomenēs
is being namedverbG3004
περιτομῆςperitomēs
the circumcisionnounG4061
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
σαρκὶsarki
the fleshnounG4561
χειροποιήτουcheiropoiētou
made by hands —adjectiveG5499
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 2:11

There are many things to show the loving-kindness of God. First, the fact, that by Himself He has saved us, and by Himself through such a method as this. Secondly, that He has saved us, as being what we were. Thirdly, that He has exalted us to the place where we are. For all these things both contain in themselves the greatest demonstration of His loving-kindness, and they are the very subjects which Paul is now agitating in his Epistle. He had been saying, that when we were…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 5 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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