“For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.”
For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit — the trinitarian formula: dia autou (through Christ), en heni pneumati ('in one Spirit'), to the patri ('Father'), establishes the unified approach ('access,' prosagōgē) of Jews and Gentiles to God through Christ and the Spirit.
Church Fathers on Ephesians 2:18
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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