Ephesians 2:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For He is [Himself] our peace (our bond of unity and harmony). He has made us both [Jew and Gentile] one [body], and has broken down (destroyed, abolished) the hostile dividing wall between us,

American Standard Version (1901)

For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition,

Common English Bible

Christ is our peace. He made both Jews and Gentiles into one group. With his body, he broke down the barrier of hatred that divided us.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For he is our peace. He made the two into one, by dissolving the intermediate wall of separation, of opposition, by his flesh,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and breaking down the middle wall of partition, the enmities in his flesh:

Ephesians 2:14 Cross References

Esther 3:8

Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and separated among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not keep the king’s laws, so that it is not appropriate for the king to tolerate them.

Micah 5:5

and he shall be the one of peace. If the Assyrians come into our land and tread upon our soil, we will raise against them seven shepherds and eight rulers.

Zechariah 6:13

It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord; he shall bear royal honor and shall sit upon his throne and rule. There shall be a priest by his throne, with peaceful understanding between the two of them.

Luke 1:79

to shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Luke 2:14

“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”

John 10:16

I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.

John 11:52

and not for the nation only, but to gather into one the dispersed children of God.

John 16:33

I have said this to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution, but take courage: I have conquered the world!”

Acts 10:28

and he said to them, “You yourselves know that it is improper for a Jew to associate with or to visit an outsider, but God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean.

Acts 10:36

You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all.

Romans 5:1

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Galatians 3:28

There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:15

abolishing the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace,

Ephesians 2:17

So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,

Ephesians 3:15

from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name.

Ephesians 4:16

from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.

Colossians 1:20

and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.

Colossians 2:20

If with Christ you died to the elemental principles of the world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations,

Colossians 3:11

In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, enslaved and free, but Christ is all and in all!

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

Hebrews 13:20

Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,

Hebrews 7:2

and to him Abraham apportioned “one-tenth of everything.” His name, in the first place, means “king of righteousness”; next, he is also king of Salem, that is, “king of peace.”