Ephesians 2:14-22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ephesians 2:14-22

We have now come to the last part of the chapter, which contains an account of the great and mighty privileges that converted Jews and Gentiles both receive from Christ. The apostle here shows that those who were in a state of enmity are reconciled. Between the Jews and the Gentiles there had been a great enmity; so there is between God and every unregenerate man. Now Jesus Christ is our peace, Eph. 2:14. He made peace by the sacrifice of himself; and came to reconcile, 1. Jews and Gentiles to... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Ephesians 2:11-22

2:11-22 So then remember, that once, as far as human descent goes, you were Gentiles; you were called the uncircumcision by those who laid claim to that circumcision which is a physical thing, and a thing produced by men's hands. Remember that at that time you had no hope of a Messiah; you were aliens from the society of Israel, and strangers from the covenants on which the promises were based; you had no hope; you were in the world without God. But, as things now are. because of what Christ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:14

For he is our peace ,.... The author of peace between Jew and Gentile: there was a great enmity of the Jew against the Gentile, and of the Gentile against the Jew; and chiefly on account of circumcision, the one being without it, and the other insisting on it, and branding one another with nicknames on account of it; but Christ has made peace between them by abrogating the ceremonial law, which was the occasion of the difference, and by sending the Gospel of peace to them both, by converting... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:15

Having abolished in his flesh the enmity ,.... The ceremonial law, as appears by what follows, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances ; which consisted of many precepts, and carnal ordinances; and is so called because it was an indication of God's hatred of sin, by requiring sacrifice for it; and because it was an occasion of stirring up the enmity of the natural man, it being a burden and a weariness to the flesh, by reason of its many and troublesome rites; and because it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:16

And that he might reconcile both unto God ,.... This is another end of the abrogation of the ceremonial law: the Jews had run up a long score against the ceremonial law, as well as against the moral law; and Christ by fulfilling it for them, and thereby abrogating it, reconciled them; and the Gentiles could not be reconciled together with them, without the abrogation of it: and this reconciliation of them is made to God, who was the person offended; and who yet first set on foot a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:17

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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:18

For through him we both have an access , That is, both Jews and Gentiles; the Arabic version reads, "we both factions": being made one, and reconciled unto God, and having the Gospel of peace preached to both, they have through Christ freedom of access and boldness in it: by one Spirit unto the Father : they may come to God as the Father of spirits, and of mercies, who has made their souls or spirits, and bestowed his mercies on them in great abundance; and as the Father of Christ, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

Now therefore ye are no more strangers ..... Alluding to the name נכרי , "a stranger", by which the Jews called the Gentiles; meaning that they were not now strangers to God, to the grace of God, the love of God, and communion with him, nor to the throne of his grace; nor to Christ, to his person, his work and office, to his righteousness, to his voice, and to believing in him; nor to the Holy Spirit, as an enlightener, a comforter, the spirit of adoption, and as a seal and earnest of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:20

And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets ,.... The prophets of the Old Testament, and the apostles of the New, who agree in laying ministerially the one and only foundation, Jesus Christ; for not the persons of the apostles and prophets, nor their doctrines merely, are here meant; but Christ who is contained in them, and who is the foundation on which the church, and all true believers are built: he is the foundation of the covenant of grace, of all the blessings and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:21

In whom all the building fitly framed together ,.... This building is to be understood of all the saints, and people of God; of the whole universal church, which is God's building; and is a building of a spiritual nature, and will abide for ever: and this is fitly framed together; it consists of various parts, as a building does; some saints are comparable to beams, some to rafters, others to pillars, &c.; and these are joined and united to one another, and are set in an exact symmetry... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ephesians 2:14-22

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Ephesians 2:11-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:21

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