Ephesians 2:12-3:8 remember, I say, that ye were at that time without Christ, and were reputed aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were strangers from the testaments of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in this world.

MSTC⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹² remember, I say, that ye were at that time without Christ, and were reputed aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were strangers from the testaments of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in this world. ¹³ But now in Christ Jesus, ye which a while ago were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ. ¹⁴ For he is our peace, which hath made of both one, and hath broken down the wall in the midst, that was a stop between us, ¹⁵ and hath also put away, through his flesh, the cause of hatred — that is to say, the law of commandments contained in the law written — for to make of twain one new man in himself, so making peace. ¹⁶ And to reconcile both unto God in one body through his cross, and slew hatred thereby: ¹⁷ and came, and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. ¹⁸ For through him we both have an open way in, in one spirit unto the father. ¹⁹ Now, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners: but citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, ²⁰ and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets — Jesus Christ being the head cornerstone - ²¹ in whom every building coupled together, groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord, ²² in whom ye also are built together, and made a habitation for God in the spirit. ³ ¹ For this cause, I Paul the servant of Jesus Christ am in bonds for your sakes, which are heathen - ² If ye have heard of the ministration of the grace of God which is given me to you ward - ³ For by revelation showed he this mystery unto me, as I wrote above in few words, ⁴ whereby, when ye read ye may know mine understanding in the mystery of Christ, ⁵ which mystery in times past was not opened unto the sons of men as it is now declared unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit: ⁶ That the gentiles should be inheritors also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise that is in Christ, by the means of the gospel, ⁷ whereof I am made a minister, by the gift of the grace of God given unto me, through the working of his power. ⁸ Unto me, the least of all saints, is this grace given; that I should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,