KJVAnd came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh:
He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
and having come, he did proclaim good news--peace to you--the far-off and the nigh,
and, coming, he has preached the glad tidings of peace to you who [were] afar off, and [the glad tidings of] peace to those [who were] nigh.
Ephesians — Apostolic writings (New Testament).
1. And you who were dead. This is an epexergasia of the former statements, that is, an exposition accompanied by an illustration. To bring home more effectually to the Ephesians the general doctrine of Divine grace, he reminds them of their former condition. This application consists of two parts. "Ye…