에베소서 2

1너희의 허물과 죄로 죽었던 너희를 살리셨도다 2그 때에 너희가 그 가운데서 행하여 이 세상 풍속을 좇고 공중의 권세 잡은 자를 따랐으니 곧 지금 불순종의 아들들 가운데서 역사하는 영이라 3전에는 우리도 다 그 가운데서 우리 육체의 욕심을 따라 지내며 육체와 마음의 원하는 것을 하여 다른 이들과 같이 본질상 진노의 자녀이었더니 4긍휼에 풍성하신 하나님이 우리를 사랑하신 그 큰 사랑을 인하여 5허물로 죽은 우리를 그리스도 예수 안에서 살리셨고 (너희가 은혜로 구원을 얻은 것이라) 6또 함께 일으키사 그리스도 예수 안에서 함께 하늘에 앉히시니 7이는 그리스도 예수 안에서 우리에게 자비하심으로써 그 은혜의 지극히 풍성함을 오는 여러 세대에 나타내려 하심이니라 8너희가 그 은혜를 인하여 믿음으로 말미암아 구원을 얻었나니 이것이 너희에게서 난 것이 아니요 하나님의 선물이라 9행위에서 난 것이 아니니 이는 누구든지 자랑치 못하게 함이니라 10우리는 그의 만드신 바라 그리스도 예수 안에서 선한 일을 위하여 지으심을 받은 자니 이 일은 하나님이 전에 예비하사 우리로 그 가운데서 행하게 하려 하심이니라 11그러므로 생각하라 너희는 그 때에 육체로 이방인이요 손으로 육체에 행한 할례당이라 칭하는 자들에게 무할례당이라 칭함을 받는 자들이라 12그 때에 너희는 그리스도 밖에 있었고 이스라엘 나라 밖의 사람이라 약속의 언약들에 대하여 외인이요 세상에서 소망이 없고 하나님도 없는 자이더니 13이제는 전에 멀리 있던 너희가 그리스도 예수 안에서 그리스도의 피로 가까워졌느니라 14그는 우리의 화평이신지라 둘로 하나를 만드사 중간에 막힌 담을 허시고 15원수 된 것 곧 의문에 속한 계명의 율법을 자기 육체로 폐하셨으니 이는 이 둘로 자기의 안에서 한 새 사람을 지어 화평하게 하시고 16또 십자가로 이 둘을 한 몸으로 하나님과 화목하게 하려 하심이라 원수 된 것을 십자가로 소멸하시고 17또 오셔서 먼 데 있는 너희에게 평안을 전하고 가까운 데 있는 자들에게 평안을 전하셨으니 18이는 저로 말미암아 우리 둘이 한 성령 안에서 아버지께 나아감을 얻게 하려 하심이라 19그러므로 이제부터 너희가 외인도 아니요 손도 아니요 오직 성도들과 동일한 시민이요 하나님의 권속이라 20너희는 사도들과 선지자들의 터 위에 세우심을 입은 자라 그리스도 예수께서 친히 모퉁이 돌이 되셨느니라 21그의 안에서 건물마다 서로 연결하여 주 안에서 성전이 되어 가고 22너희도 성령 안에서 하나님의 거하실 처소가 되기 위하여 예수 안에서 함께 지어져 가느니라

1You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins, 2in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience; 3among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. 4But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, 5even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus; 8for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9not of works, that no one would boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them. 11Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “uncircumcision” by that which is called “circumcision”, (in the flesh, made by hands); 12that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ. 14For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition, 15having abolished in the flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace; 16and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility thereby. 17He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near. 18For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. 19So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, 20being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone; 21in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord; 22in whom you also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.

1En u heeft Hij mede levend gemaakt, daar gij dood waart door de misdaden en de zonden; 2In welke gij eertijds gewandeld hebt, naar de eeuw dezer wereld, naar den overste van de macht der lucht, van den geest, die nu werkt in de kinderen der ongehoorzaamheid; 3Onder dewelke ook wij allen eertijds verkeerd hebben in de begeerlijkheden onzes vleses, doende den wil des vleses en der gedachten; en wij waren van nature kinderen des toorns, gelijk ook de anderen; 4Maar God, Die rijk is in barmhartigheid door Zijn grote liefde, waarmede Hij ons liefgehad heeft, 5Ook toen wij dood waren door de misdaden, heeft ons levend gemaakt met Christus; (uit genade zijt gij zalig geworden) 6En heeft ons mede opgewekt, en heeft ons mede gezet in den hemel in Christus Jezus; 7Opdat Hij zou betonen in de toekomende eeuwen den uitnemenden rijkdom Zijner genade, door de goedertierenheid over ons in Christus Jezus. 8Want uit genade zijt gij zalig geworden door het geloof; en dat niet uit u, het is Gods gave; 9Niet uit de werken, opdat niemand roeme. 10Want wij zijn Zijn maaksel, geschapen in Christus Jezus tot goede werken, welke God voorbereid heeft, opdat wij in dezelve zouden wandelen. 11Daarom gedenkt, dat gij, die eertijds heidenen waart in het vlees, en die voorhuid genaamd werdt van degenen, die genaamd zijn besnijdenis in het vlees, die met handen geschiedt; 12Dat gij in dien tijd waart zonder Christus, vervreemd van het burgerschap Israels, en vreemdelingen van de verbonden der belofte, geen hoop hebbende, en zonder God in de wereld. 13Maar nu in Christus Jezus, zijt gij, die eertijds verre waart, nabij geworden door het bloed van Christus. 14Want Hij is onze vrede, Die deze beiden een gemaakt heeft, en den middelmuur des afscheidsels gebroken hebbende, 15Heeft Hij de vijandschap in Zijn vlees te niet gemaakt, namelijk de wet der geboden in inzettingen bestaande; opdat Hij die twee in Zichzelven tot een nieuwen mens zou scheppen, vrede makende; 16En opdat Hij die beiden met God in een lichaam zou verzoenen door het kruis, de vijandschap aan hetzelve gedood hebbende. 17En komende, heeft Hij door het Evangelie vrede verkondigd u, die verre waart, en dien, die nabij waren. 18Want door Hem hebben wij beiden den toegang door een Geest tot den Vader. 19Zo zijt gij dan niet meer vreemdelingen en bijwoners, maar medeburgers der heiligen, en huisgenoten Gods; 20Gebouwd op het fondament der apostelen en profeten, waarvan Jezus Christus is de uiterste Hoeksteen; 21Op Welken het gehele gebouw, bekwamelijk samengevoegd zijnde, opwast tot een heiligen tempel in den Heere; 22Op Welken ook gij mede gebouwd wordt tot een woonstede Gods in den Geest.