Ephesians 2:13

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

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WEBBE

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

BSB

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

KJV

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

ASV

But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made nigh in the blood of Christ.

BBE

But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

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νυνὶ nuni Now G3570 δὲ de however G1161 ἐν en in G1722 Χριστῷ Christō Christ G5547 Ἰησοῦ Iēsou Jesus G2424 ὑμεῖς humeis you yourselves G4771 οἵ oi the [ones] G3739 ποτε pote once G4218 ὄντες ontes being G1510 μακρὰν makran far off G3112 ἐγενήθητε egenēthēte have become G1096 ἐγγὺς engus near G1451 ἐν en by G1722 τῷ tō the G3588 αἵματι aimati blood G129 τοῦ tou (the) G3588 Χριστοῦ Christou of Christ G5547

The early church

Is this then the great privilege, it may be said, that we are admitted into the commonwealth of the Jews? What art thou saying? "He hath summed up all things that are in heaven, and that are in earth," and now dost thou tell us about Israelites? Yes, he would say. Those higher privileges we must apprehend by faith; these, by the things themselves. "But now," saith he, "in Christ Jesus, ye that once were far off, are made nigh," in reference to the commonwealth. For the "far off," and the "nigh," are matters of will and choice only.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Ephesians

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 11–13

Christ and his covenant are the foundation of all the Christian's hopes. A sad and terrible description is here; but who is able to remove himself out of it? Would that this were not a true description of many baptized in the name of Christ. Who can, without trembling, reflect upon the misery of a person, separated for ever from the people of God, cut off from the body of Christ, fallen from the covenant of promise, having no hope, no Saviour, and without any God but a God of vengeance, to all eternity? To have no part in Christ! What true Christian can hear this without horror? Salvation is far from the wicked; but God is a help at hand to his people; and this is by the sufferings and death of Christ.

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