“For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;”
For Christ himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility — Christ is eirēnē ('peace,' the reconciliation of opposites); he poieō ('made') heis ('one') the duo ethnē ('two peoples'), destroying the mesotoichon ('middle wall') of hostility (echthra), likely referencing the Temple's outer court barrier separating Jew and Gentile, now demolished in Christ's flesh.
Church Fathers on Ephesians 2:14
“But now, in Christ Jesus, you that once were far off, are made near in the blood of Christ. For He is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition, having abolished in His flesh the enmity.” Is this then the great privilege, it may be said, that we are admitted into the commonwealth of the Jews? What are you saying? “He has summed up all things that are in heaven, and that are in earth,” and now do you tell us about Israelites? Yes, he would…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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