Ephesians 2:14 Parallel Translations

So he is our peace. In his body he has made Jewish and non-Jewish people one by breaking down the wall of hostility that kept them apart.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition,

BBE:

For he is our peace, who has made the two into one, and by whom the middle wall of division has been broken down,

DBY:

For he is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of enclosure,

ERV:

For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition,

WEY:

For He is our peace--He who has made Jews and Gentiles one, and in His own human nature has broken down the hostile dividing wall,

WBS:

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

WEB:

For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition,

YLT:

for he is our peace, who did make both one, and the middle wall of the enclosure did break down,

Ephesians 2:14 Cross References

XREF:

Isaiah 9:6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:15 by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace,

Colossians 3:11 a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all.

Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:14 {12} For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us];
(12) As by the ceremonies and worship appointed by the Law, the Jews were divided from the Gentiles, so now Christ, having broken down the partition wall, joins them both together, both in himself, and between themselves, and to God. From which it follows, that whoever permanently establishes the ceremonies of the Law, makes the grace of Christ void and of no effect.

PNT:

2:14 For he is our peace. It is the Crucified Christ that brought you nigh, for he, he only, is our peace. The creator of peace between Jew and Gentile; between alienated man and God.
Who hath made both one. Jew and Gentile one. The old distinctions are destroyed. All are on the same footing before God.
And hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us]. Having broken down, or ended, the law of Moses which built up a wall between the Jews and Gentiles.

WES:

2:14 For he is our peace - Not only as he purchased it, but as he is the very bond and centre of union. He who hath made both - Jews and gentiles, one church. The apostle describes, The conjunction of the gentiles with Israel, Eph 2:14,15. And, The conjunction of both with God, Eph 2:15 - 18. Each description is subdivided into two parts. And the former part of the one, concerning abolishing the enmity, answers the former part of the other; the latter part of the one, concerning the evangelical decrees, the latter part of the other. And hath broken down the middle wall of partition - Alluding to that wall of old, which separated the court of Israel from the court of the gentiles. Such a wall was the ceremonial law, which Christ had now taken away.

MHC:

2:14-18 Jesus Christ made peace by the sacrifice of himself; in every sense Christ was their Peace, the author, centre, and substance of their being at peace with God, and of their union with the Jewish believers in one church. Through the person, sacrifice, and mediation of Christ, sinners are allowed to draw near to God as a Father, and are brought with acceptance into his presence, with their worship and services, under the teaching of the Holy Spirit, as one with the Father and the Son. Christ purchased leave for us to come to God; and the Spirit gives a heart to come, and strength to come, and then grace to serve God acceptably.

CONC:

Barrier Brake Break Broke Broken Destroyed Dividing Division Enclosure Gentiles Groups Hostile Hostility Human Jews Middle Nature Partition Peace Wall

Barrier Break Broke Broken Destroyed Dividing Enclosure Gentiles Groups Hostile Hostility Human Jews Middle Nature Partition Peace Wall

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