Efeso 2:17

Filipino Cebuano Bible

17 Ug siya mianhi ug miwali sa kadaitan nganha kaninyo nga kaniadto didto sa halayo, ug kadaitan nganha kanila nga kaniadto diha sa duol;

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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

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.