Ephesians 2:16
and that he might reconcile both, in one body, to God, through the cross, having by it put to death the cause of enmity;
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
In Context
17and having come, he preached peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near:
Cross References
Romans 6:6knowing this, that our former man has been crucified with him, in order that the sinful body may be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer serve sin:
Romans 8:7Because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can it be.
Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, yet I live; no longer I, but Christ lives in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Colossians 1:20and by him to reconcile all things to himself, having made peace by the blood of his cross; by him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
1 Peter 4:1Since, then, Christ has suffered for us in the flesh, do you also arm yourselves with the same determination; for he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 2:15-22
The Union of Jews and Gentiles. ( a. d. 61.) 14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: 17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. 18 For… Read the whole commentary →