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Ephesians 2:13

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But now through Christ Jesus you, who were once far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

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All who see me make fun of me. Insults pour from their mouths. They shake their heads and say,

Without a doubt, those who are far from you will die. You destroy all who are unfaithful to you.

At that time the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the people ⌞to gather around⌟. The nations will come to him. His resting place will be glorious.

I will say to the north, “Give them up,” and to the south, “Do not keep them.” Bring my sons from far away and my daughters from the ends of the earth.

They will come from far away. They will come from the north and from the west, and they will come from the land of Sinim.

I’ll create praise on their lips: “Perfect peace to those both far and near.” “I’ll heal them,” says the Lord.

“Look up, look around, and watch. All of your people assemble and come to you. Your sons come from far away. Your daughters are carried in their arms.

Certainly, the coastlands wait with hope for me. The ships from Tarshish are the first to bring your children from far away. Their silver and their gold comes with them to honor the name of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, because he has honored you.

I will set up a sign among them and send some of their survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Meshech, Rosh, Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands who have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will tell about my glory among the nations.

The Lord is my strength and my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Nations come to you from the most distant parts of the world and say, “Our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods.”

I also have other sheep that are not from this pen. I must lead them. They, too, will respond to my voice. So they will be one flock with one shepherd.

Simon has explained how God first showed his concern by taking from non-Jewish people those who would honor his name.

This promise belongs to you and to your children and to everyone who is far away. It belongs to everyone who worships the Lord our God.”

“But the Lord told me, ‘Go! I’ll send you on a mission. You’ll go far away to people who aren’t Jewish.’ ”

You will open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan’s control to God’s. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and a share among God’s people who are made holy by believing in me.’

So those who are believers in Christ Jesus can no longer be condemned.

You are partners with Christ Jesus because of God. Jesus has become our wisdom sent from God, our approval, our holiness, and our ransom from sin.

By one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether we are Jewish or Greek, slave or free, God gave all of us one Spirit to drink.

That’s what some of you were! But you have been washed and made holy, and you have received God’s approval in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

Whoever is a believer in Christ is a new creation. The old way of living has disappeared. A new way of living has come into existence.

There are neither Jews nor Greeks, slaves nor free people, males nor females. You are all the same in Christ Jesus.

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will. To God’s holy and faithful people who are united with Christ in the city of Ephesus.

Through the blood of his Son, we are set free from our sins. God forgives our failures because of his overflowing kindness.

God has made us what we are. He has created us in Christ Jesus to live lives filled with good works that he has prepared for us to do.

Also, at that time you were without Christ. You were excluded from citizenship in Israel, and the pledges  ⌞God made in his⌟ promise were foreign to you. You had no hope and were in the world without God.

You followed the ways of this present world and its spiritual ruler. This ruler continues to work in people who refuse to obey God.

God has brought us back to life together with Christ Jesus and has given us a position in heaven with him.

That is why even the first promise was made with blood.

This is true because Christ suffered for our sins once. He was an innocent person, but he suffered for guilty people so that he could bring you to God. His body was put to death, but he was brought to life through his spirit.

Then they sang a new song, “You deserve to take the scroll and open the seals on it, because you were slaughtered. You bought people with your blood to be God’s own. They are from every tribe, language, people, and nation.




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