It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house “Beelzebul,” how much more the members of his household!
Ephesians 2:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So, then, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore you are no longer outsiders (exiles, migrants, and aliens, excluded from the rights of citizens), but you now share citizenship with the saints (God's own people, consecrated and set apart for Himself); and you belong to God's [own] household. American Standard Version (1901) So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, Common English Bible So now you are no longer strangers and aliens. Rather, you are fellow citizens with God’s people, and you belong to God’s household. Catholic Public Domain Version Now, therefore, you are no longer visitors and new arrivals. Instead, you are citizens among the saints in the household of God, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners; but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and the domestics of God, |
It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house “Beelzebul,” how much more the members of his household!
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.
At that time you were without Christ, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world.
The Gentiles are co-heirs, members of the same body, and partners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a Saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.
These all died in faith, although they had not received the things that were promised. But they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth.
For we do not have an enduring city here; instead, we seek the one to come.
Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul.
See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children #– #and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know him.