Ephesians 2:12 - The Scriptures 1998

¹² that at that time you were without Messiah, excluded from the citizenship of Yisra’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² that at that time ye 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² [Remember] that you were at that time separated (living apart) from Christ [excluded from all part in Him], utterly estranged and outlawed from the rights of Israel as a nation, and strangers with no share in the sacred compacts of the [Messianic] promise [with no knowledge of or right in God's agreements, His covenants]. And you had no hope (no promise); you were in the world without God.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Common English Bible

¹² At that time you were without Christ. You were aliens rather than citizens of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of God’s promise. In this world you had no hope and no God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² and that you were, in that time, without Christ, being foreign to the way of life of Israel, being visitors to the testament, having no hope of the promise, and being without God in this world.

Ephesians 2:12 Cross References

Genesis 15:18

On the same day יהוה  made a covenant with Aḇ

2 Chronicles 15:3

“And for many days Yisra’ĕ

Ezra 4:3

But Zerubbaḇ

Exodus 12:45

“A sojourner and a hired servant does not eat of it.

Isaiah 14:1

Because יהוה  has compassion on Yaʽ

Isaiah 44:6

“Thus said יהוה, Sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

Isaiah 45:20

“Gather yourselves and come; draw near together, you who have escaped from the gentiles. No knowledge have they who are lifting up the wood of their carved image, and pray to a mighty one that does not save.

Isaiah 61:5

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the foreigner be your ploughmen and your vinedressers.

Jeremiah 14:8

O Expectation of Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 17:13

O יהוה, the expectation of Yisra’ĕ

Ezekiel 13:9

“My hand shall be against the prophets who see falsehood and who divine lies. They shall not be in the council of My people, nor be written in the record of the house of Yisra’ĕ

Ezekiel 37:26

“And I shall make a covenant of peace with them – an everlasting covenant it is with them. And I shall place them and increase them, and shall place My set-apart place in their midst, forever.

Ezekiel 47:22

“And it shall be that you divide it by lot as an inheritance for yourselves, and for the strangers who sojourn in your midst and who bear children among you. And they shall be to you as native-born among the children of Yisra’ĕ

Hosea 3:4

For many days the children of Yisra’ĕ

Numbers 18:19

“All the contributions of the set-apart gifts, which the children of Yisra’ĕ

Luke 1:72

to show compassion toward our fathers and to remember His set-apart covenant,

John 10:16

“And other sheep I have which are not of this fold – I have to bring them as well, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.

John 15:5

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who stays in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit. Because without Me you are able to do naught!

John 4:22

“You worship what you do not know. We worship what we know, because the deliverance is of the Yehuḏ

Acts 2:39

“For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are far off, as many as יהוה  our Elohim shall call.”

Acts 28:20

“This therefore is the reason I called for you, to see you and speak with you. It is because of the expectation of Yisra’ĕ

Acts 3:25

“You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which Elohim made with our fathers, saying to Aḇ

Romans 9:8

That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of Elohim, but the children of the promise are reckoned as the seed.

Galatians 4:8

But then, indeed, not knowing Elohim, you served those which by nature are not mighty ones.

Ephesians 2:19

So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the set-apart ones and members of the household of Elohim,

Ephesians 4:18

having been darkened in their understanding, having been estranged from the life of Elohim, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

Colossians 1:21

And you, who once were estranged and enemies in the mind by wicked works, but now He has completely restored to favour

Colossians 1:27

to whom Elohim desired to make known what are the riches of the esteem of this secret among the gentiles: which is Messiah in you, the expectancy of esteem,

Colossians 1:5

because of the expectation that is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News,

1 Thessalonians 4:13

Now, brothers, we do not wish you to be ignorant concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you be sad as others who have no expectation.

1 Thessalonians 4:5

not in passion of lust, like the gentiles who do not know Elohim,

2 Thessalonians 2:16

And our Master יהושע  Messiah Himself, and our Elohim and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting encouragement and good expectation, through favour,

1 Timothy 1:1

Sha’ul, an emissary of יהושע  Messiah, according to a command of Elohim our Saviour, and of the Master יהושע  Messiah, our expectation,

Hebrews 11:34

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in battle, put foreign armies to flight.

Hebrews 6:18

so that by two unchangeable matters in which it is impossible for Elohim to lie, we might have strong encouragement, we who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the expectation set before us,

Hebrews 8:6

But now He has obtained a more excellent service, inasmuch as He is also Mediatorof a better covenant, which was constituted on better promises.

1 Peter 1:21

who through Him believe in Elohim who raised Him from the dead and gave Him esteem, so that your belief and expectation are in Elohim.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the Elohim and Father of our Master יהושע  Messiah, who according to His great compassion has caused us to be born again to a living expectation through the resurrection of יהושע  Messiah from the dead,

1 Peter 3:15

But set apart יהוה  Elohim in your hearts, and always be ready to give an answer to everyone asking you a reason concerning the expectation that is in you, with meekness and fear,

1 John 3:3

And everyone having this expectation in Him cleanses himself, as He is clean.