“And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.”
He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near — the allusion to Isaiah 57:19 ('peace to the far and near') applies to Christ's gospel proclamation: euangelizō eirēnēn ('preached peace') to Gentiles and Jews alike, universalizing the promise.
Church Fathers on Ephesians 2:17
He sent not, says the Apostle, by the hand of another, nor did He announce these tidings to us by means of any other, but Himself did it in His own person. He sent not Angel nor Archangel on the mission, because to repair so many and vast mischiefs and to declare what had been wrought was in the power of none other, but required His own coming. The Lord then took upon Himself the rank of a servant, nay, almost of a minister, “and came, and preached peace to you,” says he,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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