Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

English Standard Version
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

New American Standard Bible
But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

King James Bible
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah.

International Standard Version
But now, in union with the Messiah Jesus, you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah.

American Standard Version
But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made nigh in the blood of Christ.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But now in Christ Jesus, you, who some time were afar off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Darby Bible Translation
but now in Christ Jesus ye who once were afar off are become nigh by the blood of the Christ.

Young's Literal Translation
and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ,

Cross References

Isaiah 57:19
I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, said the LORD; and I will heal him.

John 10:16
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

Acts 2:39
For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.

Romans 3:25
Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

Ephesians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

Ephesians 2:2
Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience:

Ephesians 2:6
And has raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 2:17
And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were near.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

2:11-13 Christ and his covenant are the foundation of all the Christian's hopes. A sad and terrible description is here; but who is able to remove himself out of it? Would that this were not a true description of many baptized in the name of Christ. Who can, without trembling, reflect upon the misery of a person, separated for ever from the people of God, cut off from the body of Christ, fallen from the covenant of promise, having no hope, no Saviour, and without any God but a God of vengeance, to all eternity? To have no part in Christ! What true Christian can hear this without horror? Salvation is far from the wicked; but God is a help at hand to his people; and this is by the sufferings and death of Christ.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

13. now—in contrast to "at that time" (Eph 2:12).

in Christ Jesus—"Jesus" is here added, whereas the expression before (Eph 2:12) had been merely "Christ," to mark that they know Christ as the personal Saviour, "Jesus."

sometimes—Greek, "aforetime."

far off—the Jewish description of the Gentiles. Far off from God and from the people of God (Eph 2:17; Isa 57:19; Ac 2:39).

are—Greek, "have been."

by—Greek, "in." Thus "the blood of Christ" is made the seal of a covenant IN which their nearness to God consists. In Eph 1:7, where the blood is more directly spoken of as the instrument, it is "through His blood" [Alford].