Ephesians 2:12
1599 Geneva Bible
12 That ye were, I say, at that time [a]without Christ, and were [b]aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were (A)strangers from the covenants of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in the world.
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- Ephesians 2:12 He beginneth first with Christ, who was the end of all the promises.
- Ephesians 2:12 You had no right or title, to the common wealth of Israel.
Ephesians 2:19-22
1599 Geneva Bible
19 [a]Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners: but citizens with the Saints, and of the household of God.
20 [b]And are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the [c]chief cornerstone,
21 In whom all the building [d]coupled together, groweth unto an holy Temple in the Lord.
22 In whom ye also are built together to be the habitation of God by the Spirit.
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- Ephesians 2:19 The conclusion: The Gentiles are taken into the fellowship of salvation. And he describeth the excellency of the Church, calling it the city and house of God.
- Ephesians 2:20 The Lord committed the doctrine of salvation, first to the Prophets, and then to the Apostles, the end whereof and matter as it were and substance, is Christ. Therefore that is indeed the true and Catholic Church, which is builded upon Christ by the Prophets and Apostles, as a spiritual temple consecrated to God.
- Ephesians 2:20 That is, the head of the building, for the foundations are as it were the heads of the buildings.
- Ephesians 2:21 So that God is the workman not only of the foundation, but also of the whole building.
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