Efesini 2
La Nuova Diodati
2 Egli ha vivificato anche voi, che eravate morti nei falli e nei peccati,
2 nei quali già camminaste, seguendo il corso di questo mondo, secondo il principe della potestà dell'aria, dello spirito che al presente opera nei figli della disubbidienza,
3 fra i quali anche noi tutti un tempo vivemmo nelle concupiscenze della nostra carne, adempiendo i desideri della carne e della mente, ed eravamo per natura figli d'ira, come anche gli altri.
4 Ma Dio, che è ricco in misericordia per il suo grande amore con il quale ci ha amati,
5 anche quando eravamo morti nei falli, ci ha vivificati con Cristo (voi siete salvati per grazia),
6 e ci ha risuscitati con lui e con lui ci ha fatti sedere nei luoghi celesti in Cristo Gesú,
7 per mostrare nelle età che verranno le eccellenti ricchezze della sua grazia con benignità verso di noi in Cristo Gesú.
8 Voi infatti siete stati salvati per grazia, mediante la fede, e ciò non viene da voi, è il dono di Dio,
9 non per opere, perché nessuno si glori.
10 Noi infatti siamo opera sua, creati in Cristo Gesú per le buone opere che Dio ha precedentemente preparato, perché le compiamo.
11 Perciò ricordatevi che un tempo voi gentili di nascita, chiamati incirconcisi da quelli che si dicono circoncisi, perché tali sono stati fatti nella carne per mano d'uomo,
12 eravate in quel tempo senza Cristo, estranei dalla cittadinanza d'Israele e estranei ai patti della promessa, non avendo speranza ed essendo senza Dio nel mondo.
13 Ma ora, in Cristo Gesú, voi che un tempo eravate lontani, siete stati avvicinati per mezzo del sangue di Cristo.
14 Egli infatti è la nostra pace, colui che ha fatto dei due popoli uno e ha demolito il muro di separazione,
15 avendo abolito nella sua carne l'inimicizia, la legge dei comandamenti fatta di prescrizioni, per creare in se stesso dei due un solo uomo nuovo, facendo la pace,
16 e per riconciliare a ambedue con Dio in un sol corpo per mezzo della croce, avendo ucciso l'inimicizia in se stesso.
17 Ed egli venne per annunziare la pace a voi che eravate lontani e a quelli che erano vicini,
18 poiché per mezzo di lui abbiamo entrambi accesso al Padre in uno stesso Spirito.
19 Voi dunque non siete piú forestieri né ospiti, ma concittadini dei santi e membri della famiglia di Dio,
20 edificati sul fondamento degli apostoli e dei profeti, essendo Gesú Cristo stesso la pietra angolare,
21 su cui tutto l'edificio ben collegato cresce per essere un tempio santo nel Signore,
22 nel quale anche voi siete insieme edificati per essere una dimora di Dio nello Spirito.
Ephesians 2
New King James Version
By Grace Through Faith
2 And (A)you He made alive, (B)who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 (C)in which you once walked according to the [a]course of this world, according to (D)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in (E)the sons of disobedience, 3 (F)among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in (G)the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and (H)were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
4 But God, (I)who is rich in mercy, because of His (J)great love with which He loved us, 5 (K)even when we were dead in trespasses, (L)made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together (M)in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in (N)His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 (O)For by grace you have been saved (P)through faith, and that not of yourselves; (Q)it is the gift of God, 9 not of (R)works, lest anyone should (S)boast. 10 For we are (T)His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Brought Near by His Blood
11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called (U)the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Christ Our Peace
14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one (V)new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might (W)reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby (X)putting to death the enmity. 17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 18 For (Y)through Him we both have access (Z)by one Spirit to the Father.
Christ Our Cornerstone
19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been (AA)built (AB)on the foundation of the (AC)apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being (AD)the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into (AE)a holy temple in the Lord, 22 (AF)in whom you also are being built together for a (AG)dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 2:2 Gr. aion, aeon
Ephesians 2
English Standard Version
By Grace Through Faith
2 (A)And you were (B)dead in the trespasses and sins 2 (C)in which you once walked, following the course[a] of this world, following (D)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in (E)the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in (F)the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and (G)were by nature (H)children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.[b] 4 But[c] God, being (I)rich in mercy, (J)because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even (K)when we were dead in our trespasses, (L)made us alive together with Christ—(M)by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and (N)seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable (O)riches of his grace in (P)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For (Q)by grace you have been saved (R)through faith. And this is (S)not your own doing; (T)it is the gift of God, 9 (U)not a result of works, (V)so that no one may boast. 10 For (W)we are his workmanship, (X)created in Christ Jesus (Y)for good works, (Z)which God prepared beforehand, (AA)that we should walk in them.
One in Christ
11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called (AB)the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— 12 remember (AC)that you were at that time separated from Christ, (AD)alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to (AE)the covenants of promise, (AF)having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were (AG)far off have been brought near (AH)by the blood of Christ. 14 For (AI)he himself is our peace, (AJ)who has made us both one and has broken down (AK)in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in (AL)ordinances, that he might create in himself one (AM)new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might (AN)reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. 17 And he came and (AO)preached peace to you who were (AP)far off and peace to those who were (AQ)near. 18 For (AR)through him we both have (AS)access in (AT)one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer (AU)strangers and aliens,[d] but you are (AV)fellow citizens with the saints and (AW)members of the household of God, 20 (AX)built on the foundation of the (AY)apostles and prophets, (AZ)Christ Jesus himself being (BA)the cornerstone, 21 (BB)in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into (BC)a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him (BD)you also are being built together (BE)into a dwelling place for God by[e] the Spirit.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 2:2 Or age
- Ephesians 2:3 Greek like the rest
- Ephesians 2:4 Or And
- Ephesians 2:19 Or sojourners
- Ephesians 2:22 Or in
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