Mga Efeso 2

1At kayo'y binuhay niya, nang kayo'y mga patay dahil sa inyong mga pagsalangsang at mga kasalanan, 2Na inyong nilakaran noong una ayon sa lakad ng sanglibutang ito, ayon sa pangulo ng mga kapangyarihan ng hangin, ng espiritu na ngayon ay gumagawa sa mga anak ng pagsuway; 3Sa gitna ng mga yaon, tayo rin naman, ng ibang panahon ay nangabubuhay sa mga kahalayan ng ating laman, na ating ginagawa ang mga pita ng laman at ng pagiisip, at tayo noo'y katutubong mga anak ng kagalitan, gaya naman ng mga iba: 4Nguni't ang Dios, palibhasa'y mayaman sa awa, dahil sa kaniyang malaking pagibig na kaniyang iniibig sa atin, 5Bagama't tayo'y mga patay dahil sa ating mga kasalanan, tayo'y binuhay na kalakip ni Cristo (sa pamamagitan ng biyaya kayo'y nangaligtas), 6At tayo'y ibinangong kalakip niya, at pinaupong kasama niya sa sangkalangitan, kay Cristo Jesus: 7Upang sa mga panahong darating ay maihayag niya ang dakilang kayamanan ng kaniyang biyaya sa kagandahang-loob sa atin kay Cristo Jesus: 8Sapagka't sa biyaya kayo'y nangaligtas sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya; at ito'y hindi sa inyong sarili, ito'y kaloob ng Dios; 9Hindi sa pamamagitan ng mga gawa, upang ang sinoman ay huwag magmapuri. 10Sapagka't tayo'y kaniyang gawa, na nilalang kay Cristo Jesus para sa mabubuting gawa, na mga inihanda ng Dios nang una upang siya nating lakaran. 11Kaya nga alalahanin ninyo, na kayo noong una, mga Gentil sa laman, tinatawag na Di-pagtutuli niyaong tinatawag na Pagtutuli sa laman, na ginawa ng mga kamay: 12Na kayo nang panahong yaon ay mga hiwalay kay Cristo, na mga di kabilang sa bansa ng Israel, at mga taga ibang lupa tungkol sa mga tipan ng pangako, na walang pagasa at walang Dios sa sanglibutan. 13Datapuwa't ngayon kay Cristo Jesus kayo na noong panahon ay nalalayo ay inilapit sa dugo ni Cristo. 14Sapagka't siya ang ating kapayapaan, na kaniyang pinagisa ang dalawa, at iginiba ang pader na nasa gitna na nagpapahiwalay, 15Na inalis ang pagkakaalit sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang laman, kahit kautusan na may mga batas at ang palatuntunan; upang sa dalawa ay lalangin sa kaniyang sarili ang isang taong bago, sa ganito'y ginagawa ang kapayapaan; 16At upang papagkasunduin silang dalawa sa isang katawan sa Dios sa pamamagitan ng krus, na sa kaniya'y pinatay ang pagkakaalit. 17At siya'y naparito at ipinangaral ang kapayapaan sa inyong nalalayo, at ang kapayapaan sa nangalalapit: 18Sapagka't sa pamamagitan niya tayo'y may pagpasok sa isang Espiritu rin sa Ama. 19Kaya nga hindi na kayo mga taga ibang lupa at mga manglalakbay, kundi kayo'y mga kababayan na kasama ng mga banal, at sangbahayan ng Dios, 20Na mga itinatayo sa ibabaw ng kinasasaligan ng mga apostol at ng mga propeta, na si Cristo Jesus din ang pangulong bato sa panulok; 21Na sa kaniya'y ang buong gusali, na nakalapat na mabuti, ay lumalago upang maging isang templong banal sa Panginoon; 22Na sa kaniya'y itinayo naman kayo upang maging tahanan ng Dios sa Espiritu.

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.