Ephesians 2:13 BSB — MannaFest

Ephesians 2:13

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book III (202)

And everywhere, when [referring to] the passion of our Lord, and to His human nature, and His subjection to death, he employs the name of Christ, as in that passage: "Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ died." And again: "But now, in Christ, ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ." And again: "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth upon a tree."

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

But now, in Christ Jesus - By the coming and atonement of the Lord Jesus, and by the gospel which he preached. Ye who sometimes were afar off - Who were “formerly” - ποτὲ pote Tyndale translates it, “a whyle agoo.” The phrase “afar off” - μακρὰν makran - means that they were formerly far off from God and his people. The expression is derived from the custom of speaking among the Hebrews. God was supposed to reside in the temple. It was a privilege to be near the temple.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Far off from God and from the people of God (Eph 2:17; Ac 2:39). are--Greek, "have been." by--Greek, "in." Thus "the blood of Christ" is made the seal of a covenant IN which their nearness to God consists. In Eph 1:7, where the blood is more directly spoken of as the instrument, it is "through His blood" [ALFORD].

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
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 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 6:11
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
  It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- Colossians 3:5–7
  Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
- 1 Corinthians 1:2
  To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their…
- Romans 6:17–19
  But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
- Acts 22:16
  And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
Through
Acts 2:39
This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
leads to
- Isaiah 44:3
  For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- Romans 8:30
  And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
- Genesis 17:7–8
  I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.