Ephesians 2:17

King James Version

And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And came, and preached peace to you which were afarre off, & to them that were neere.

Christian Standard Bible®
He came and proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

Hebrew Names Version
He came and preached shalom to you who were far off and to those who were near.

Darby Translation
and, coming, he has preached the glad tidings of peace to you who [were] afar off, and [the glad tidings of] peace to those [who were] nigh.

Easy-to-Read Version
Christ came and brought the message of peace to you non-Jews who were far away from God. And he brought that message of peace to those who were near to God.

Amplified Bible
AND HE CAME AND PREACHED THE GOOD NEWS OF PEACE TO YOU [Gentiles] WHO WERE FAR AWAY, AND PEACE TO THOSE [Jews] WHO WERE NEAR.

American Standard Version
and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh:

Berean Standard Bible
He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

Contemporary English Version
Christ came and preached peace to you Gentiles, who were far from God, and peace to us Jews, who were near God.

Complete Jewish Bible
Also, when he came, he announced as Good News shalom to you far off and shalom to those nearby ,

International Standard Version
He came and proclaimed peace for you who were far away and for you who were near.Psalm 148:14; Isaiah 57:19; Zechariah 9:10; Acts 2:39; 10:36; Romans 5:1; Ephesians 5:13-14;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And coming, he preached peace to you, to the far off, and to the nigh; therefore,

Murdock Translation
And he came, and proclaimed peace to you afar off, and to those near:

King James Version (1611)
And came, and preached peace to you, which were afarre off, and to them that were nigh.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And came and preached peace to you which were a farre of, and to them that were nye.

English Revised Version
and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh:

Lexham English Bible
And coming, he proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to the ones who were near,

Literal Translation
And coming, He proclaimed "peace to you, the ones afar off, and to the ones near." Isa. 57:19

New American Standard Bible
And He came and preached peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near;

New Century Version
Christ came and preached peace to you who were far away from God, and to those who were near to God.

New English Translation
And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,

New King James Version
And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near.

New Living Translation
He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near.

New Revised Standard
So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, coming, he announced the glad-message - of peace, unto you, the far off, and peace, unto them that were nigh;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And coming, he preached peace to you that were afar off: and peace to them that were nigh.

George Lamsa Translation
And he came and preached peace to you who are far away and to those who are near.

Good News Translation
So Christ came and preached the Good News of peace to all—to you Gentiles, who were far away from God, and to the Jews, who were near to him.

World English Bible
He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he came and preached peace to you that were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

Weymouth's New Testament
So He came and proclaimed good news of peace to you who were so far away, and peace to those who were near;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he comynge prechide pees to you that weren fer, and pees to hem that weren niy;

Webster's Bible Translation
And came and preached peace to you who were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

Revised Standard Version
And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and came and preached peace to you which were afarre of and to them that were nye.

Update Bible Version
and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to those that were near:

Young's Literal Translation
and having come, he did proclaim good news -- peace to you -- the far-off and the nigh,

Bible in Basic English
And he came preaching peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and came and preached peace in the Gospell, vnto you which were afarre of, and to the that were nye.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and being come, he preached the glad tidings of peace to YOU who were afar off, and to US that were nigh.

New Life Bible
Then Christ came and preached the Good News of peace to you who were far away from God. And He preached it to us who were near God.

Simplified Cowboy Version
He rode out and delivered the good news to the outsiders who were far away, but on his way, he gave the same good news to the Jews.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
AND HE CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO YOU WHO WERE FAR AWAY, AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO WERE NEAR;

Legacy Standard Bible
And He came and preached the good news of peace to you who were far away, and peace to those who were near;

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; ¹⁵ Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; ¹⁶ And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: ¹⁷ And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. ¹⁸ For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. ¹⁹ Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; ²⁰ And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; ²¹ In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: ²² In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Bible Verse Review
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and preached: Psalms 85:10, Isaiah 27:5, Isaiah 52:7, Isaiah 57:19-21, Zechariah 9:10, Matthew 10:13, Luke 2:14, Luke 15:5, Luke 15:6, Acts 2:39, Acts 10:36, Romans 5:1, 2 Corinthians 5:20

that: Ephesians 2:13, Ephesians 2:14, Deuteronomy 4:7, Psalms 75:1, Psalms 76:1, Psalms 76:2, Psalms 147:19, Psalms 147:20, Psalms 148:14, Luke 10:9-11

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 20:10 - then proclaim Deuteronomy 27:7 - peace offerings Judges 21:13 - call peaceably Job 25:2 - he maketh Psalms 29:11 - bless Psalms 65:5 - afar Psalms 73:27 - lo Psalms 85:8 - for he Psalms 119:155 - Salvation Isaiah 49:1 - and hearken Zechariah 3:9 - remove Mark 1:14 - preaching Mark 16:15 - into Luke 10:5 - General Luke 15:8 - and seek Luke 15:13 - and took Luke 15:20 - But Romans 10:15 - the gospel 2 Corinthians 5:18 - hath given Colossians 3:15 - to the Titus 1:3 - manifested 1 Peter 1:25 - this

Cross-References

Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

Genesis 2:4
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:6
But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 2:10
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

Genesis 2:12
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

Genesis 2:13
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

Genesis 2:18
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

Genesis 2:20
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

Genesis 2:21
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And came and preached peace to you which were afar off,.... Which is to be understood not of Christ's coming in the flesh; for when he came in the flesh, he came only to the Jews that were nigh, and preached the Gospel in his own personal ministry to them, and not to the Gentiles, who are the persons afar off; Ephesians 2:12 but of his coming by his Spirit in the ministry of his apostles, to whom he gave a commission after he had made peace and reconciliation by the blood of his cross, to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to the Gentiles in the furthest parts of the earth; and on whom he bestowed gifts, qualifying them for such service, and succeeded them in it by his power and grace: and the subject of their ministry was peace, Christ who is our peace, and peace made by his blood, and the Gospel of peace, which declares both these; and it is the means of making persons of peaceable dispositions; its doctrines and promises, when powerfully applied, give peace to distressed minds, and quiet to doubting saints; and it shows the way to eternal peace:

and to them that were nigh; to the Jews, to whom the Gospel of peace was preached in the first place, not only by Christ and his apostles, before his death; but by his apostles after his resurrection, and after the commission was given to preach it to the Gentiles; though they are mentioned last, because the apostle was speaking to Gentiles; and this also verifies what Christ says, the first shall be last, and the last first: the Alexandrian copy, some others, and the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions, read "peace", in this clause, as in the former; the apostle seems to have respect to Isaiah 57:19 a like description and distinction of Jews and Gentiles may be observed in the writings of the Jews h; so they say,

"the Israelites are near unto the holy King, and the rest of the nations are far from him.''

h Zohar in Numb. fol. 89. 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And came and preached peace - That is, the system of religion which he proclaimed, was adapted to produce peace with God. This he preached personally to those who “were nigh,” that is, the Jews; to those who were “afar off “ - the Gentiles - he preached it by his apostles. He was the author of the system which proclaimed salvation to both.

The word “peace” here refers to reconciliation with God.

To you which were afar off, ... - see the notes at Ephesians 2:13; compare the notes at Acts 2:39.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 17. And came and preached peace — Proclaimed the readiness of God to forgive and save both Jews and Gentiles. Ephesians 2:13; Ephesians 2:13.