Ephesians 2:18 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

So Jewish and non-Jewish people can go to the Father in one Spirit.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

ASV:

for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father.

BBE:

Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.

DBY:

For through him we have both access by one Spirit to the Father.

ERV:

for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father.

WEY:

because it is through Him that Jews and Gentiles alike have access through one Spirit to the Father.

WBS:

For through him we both have an access by one Spirit to the Father.

WEB:

For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

YLT:

because through him we have the access -- we both -- in one Spirit unto the Father.

Ephesians 2:18 Cross References

XREF:

Romans 5:2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.

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.

Ephesians 3:12 in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him.

Ephesians 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;

Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:18 For {q} through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
(q) Christ is the gate as it were, by whom we come to the Father, and the Holy Spirit is as it were, our guiding man who leads us.

PNT:

2:18 We both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. The Spirit of adoption enables both to cry, Abba, Father (Ro 8:15 Ga 4:6). Both pray to one Father; hence, all are brethren.

WES:

2:18 For through him, we both - Jews and gentiles. Have access - Liberty of approaching, by the guidance and aid of one Spirit to God as our Father. Christ, the Spirit, and the Father, the three - one God, stand frequently in the same order.

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:

Able Access Alike Gentiles Jews Spirit

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