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And you ^[a]were ^(a)dead ^[b]in your trespasses and sins,

in which you ^(b)formerly walked according to the ^[c]course of ^(c)this world, according to ^(d)the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in ^(e)the sons of disobedience.

Among them we too all ^(f)formerly lived in ^(g)the lusts of our flesh, ^[d]indulging the desires of the flesh and of the ^[e]mind, and were ^(h)by nature ⁽ⁱ⁾children of wrath, ^(j)even as the rest.

But God, being ^(k)rich in mercy, because of ^(l)His great love with which He loved us,

even when we were ^(m)dead ^[f]in our transgressions, made us alive together ^[g]with Christ (⁽ⁿ⁾by grace you have been saved),

and ^(o)raised us up with Him, and ^(p)seated us with Him in ^(q)the heavenly places in ^(r)Christ Jesus,

so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing ^(s)riches of His grace in ^(t)kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For ^(u)by grace you have been saved ^(v)through faith; and ^[h]that not of yourselves, it is ^(w)the gift of God;

^(x)not as a result of works, so that ^(y)no one may boast.

For we are His workmanship, ^(z)created in ^(aa)Christ Jesus for ^(ab)good works, which God ^(ac)prepared beforehand so that we would ^(ad)walk in them.

Therefore remember that ^(ae)formerly ^(af)you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "^(ag)Uncircumcision" by the so-called "^(ah)Circumcision," which is performed in the flesh by human hands—

remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, ^[i](ai)excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to ^(aj)the covenants of promise, having ^(ak)no hope and ^(al)without God in the world.

But now in ^(am)Christ Jesus you who ^(an)formerly were ^(ao)far off ^[j]have ^(ap)been brought near ^[k](aq)by the blood of Christ.

For He Himself is ^(ar)our peace, ^(as)who made both groups into one and broke down the ^[l]barrier of the dividing wall,

^[m]by ^(at)abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is ^(au)the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might ^[n](av)make the two into ^(aw)one new man, thus establishing ^(ax)peace,

and might ^(ay)reconcile them both in ^(az)one body to God through the cross, ^[o]by it having ^(ba)put to death the enmity.

And ^(bb) He came and preached ^(bc) peace to you who were ^(bd) far away, and peace to those who were ^(be) near ;

for through Him we both have ^(bf)our access in ^(bg)one Spirit to ^(bh)the Father.

So then you are no longer ^(bi)strangers and aliens, but you are ^(bj)fellow citizens with the ^[p]saints, and are of ^(bk)God's household,

having been ^(bl)built on ^(bm)the foundation of ^(bn)the apostles and prophets, ^(bo)Christ Jesus Himself being the ^(bp)corner stone,

^(bq)in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into ^(br)a holy ^[q]temple in the Lord,

in whom you also are being ^(bs)built together into a ^(bt)dwelling of God in the Spirit.