Ephesians · Chapter 2

[ edit] And whanne ȝe weren deede in ȝoure giltis and ſynnes, in which ȝe wandreden ſum tyme vp þe ſpace, or laſtinge, of þis world, vp þe prince of þe power of þis eir, of þe ſpirit þat worchiþ now in to þe ſones of vntruſt, or vnbileue; in þe which we alle lyueden ſum tyme in deſyris of oure fleiſch, doynge þe wille of fleiſch and þouȝtis, and we weren by kynde þe ſones of wraþþe, as and oþere; forſoþ God, þat is riche in mercy, for his ful moche charite in which he louede vs, and whanne we weren deede in ſynnes, quykenede vs to gidere in Criſt, by whos grace ȝe ben ſauyd, and to gidere aȝen reyſide, and to gidere made to ſitte in heuenly þingis in Criſt Jheſu; þat he ſchulde ſchewe in þe worldis comynge ouer þe plenteuouſe richeſſis of his grace in goodneſſe vpon vs in Criſt Jheſu.

Forſoþe by grace ȝe ben ſaued bi feiþ, and not of ȝou; ſoþli it is þe ȝifte of God, not of werkis, þat no man glorie. Forſoþ we ben þe makinge of hym, maad of noȝt in Criſt Jheſu, in good workis, þat God made redy bifore, þat in hem we go. For which þing be ȝe myndeful, þat ſum tyme ȝe þat weren heþene in fleiſch, þe whiche weren ſeid prepucie, fro þat þat is ſeid circumciſioun in fleiſch maad bi hand; þat weren in þat tyme wiþouten Criſt, alyened, or maad ſtraunge, fro þe lyuynge of Iſrael, and herborid men, or geſtis, of teſtamentis, not hauynge hope of biheeſte, and wiþ outen God in þis world; now forſoþ in Criſt Jheſu ȝe þat weren ſum tyme ferr, ben maad nyȝ in þe blood of Criſt.

Forſoþ he is oure pees, þat made boþ oon, and þe myddel wal of a long wal vnbyndinge, enemytees in his fleiſch; auoydinge þe lawe of maundementis by domes, þat he make twey peplis in him ſilf into a newe man, makinge pees, þat he reconcile boþe in o body to God by þe croſſ, ſleynge þe enemytees in him ſilf. And he comynge euangeliſyde pees to ȝou þat weren ferr, and pees to hem þat weren nyȝ; for by him we boþ han nyȝ comynge in o ſpirit to þe fadir.

Þerfore now ȝe ben not herborid men and geſtis, or comelingis, but ȝe ben citeſeyns of ſeyntis, and houſhold meyne of God; aboue bildid on þe foundement of apoſtlis and of prophetis, bi þat hiȝeſte corner ſtoon, Criſt Jheſu; in whom ech bildynge maad wexiþ in to an hooly temple in þe Lord. In whom and be ȝe bildid to gidere into þe habitacle of God, in þe Hooli Goſt.