Ephesians 2:14

For he is our Peace, who has made the two of us Jew and Gentile one, and has broken down the party-wall of partition between us.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

In Context

13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near in the blood of Christ.

15In his own body he abolished the cause of our enmity, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, in order to make the two into one new man in himself, so making peace.

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Cross References

Luke 1:79"To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, And to guide our feet into the paths of peace."

John 10:16"I have other sheep also, which do not belong to this fold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.

John 16:33"I have said all this to you that in me you might have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be courageous; I have overcome the world."

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 2:12-14

The Miserable Condition of the Ephesians by Nature. ( a. d. 61.) 11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; 12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. In… Read the whole commentary →

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