Ephesians 2:13 — Community Reflections

EPHESIANS 2:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.”

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ — the alla ('but') introduces restoration: hoi pote makran ('those once far away,' quoting Isaiah 57:19) are now engys ('brought near') through the blood (haima) of Christ, the reconciliation achieved through sacrifice.

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Omar Hassan (Test User)7h ago

Finding rest in God — Ephesians 2

Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. God is faithful in ever...