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The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:13

But now ; antithesis to ποτὲ in Ephesians 2:11 , and τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ in Ephesians 2:12 . Another of the very powerful " buts " of this Epistle, completely reversing the picture going before (see Ephesians 2:4 ). In Christ Jesus. This expression is the pivot of the Epistle, denoting, not only that Christ Jesus is the Source of blessing, but also that we get the blessing, i.e. by vital union and fellowship with, him. The "without Christ" of Ephesians 2:12 contrasts... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:13

Nearness to God in the blood of Christ. This chapter speaks of a double alienation and of a double reconciliation: on the one hand, a deep alienation of mankind from God, dating from birth, subsisting along with a moral separation between Jews and Gentiles; on the other hand, it points to the historic fact of Christ's atone-merit as the divinely instituted method by which both alienations were to be extinguished, and man united to God and to man in a higher unity, so that the two separated... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:13-18

Christ our Peace. I. CHRIST MAKES PEACE . He was predicted as the Prince of peace. His birth was heralded by the good news, "On earth peace." 1. Peace between man and man . In Christ the enmity between Jew and Gentile ceases. Christianity forbids all envy, jealousy, hatred, and strife. It is cosmopolitan, and will not sanction national selfishness cloaked by the sacred name of patriotism. It is brotherly, and will not favor sectarian animosity sheltering under the mask of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 2:13

But now, in Christ Jesus - By the coming and atonement of the Lord Jesus, and by the gospel which he preached.Ye who sometimes were afar off - Who were “formerly” - ποτὲ pote Tyndale translates it, “a whyle agoo.” The phrase “afar off” - μακρὰν makran - means that they were formerly far off from God and his people. The expression is derived from the custom of speaking among the Hebrews. God was supposed to reside in the temple. It was a privilege to be near the temple. Those who were remote... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 2:13-14

Ephesians 2:13-14. But now in Christ Jesus In consequence of your union with him, and your interest in him by faith, ye, who formerly were far off From God and his people, (as in Ephesians 2:12,) are made nigh to both, by the blood of Christ Whereby he hath atoned for your sins, and opened a free and honourable way for your approaching God, and becoming entitled to all the privileges of his people. For he is our peace Not only as he purchased it, and confers it on such as truly... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:11-22

Jew and Gentile made one in Christ (2:11-22)For centuries there had been bitterness and tension between Jews and Gentiles, mainly because of the way proud Jews looked down on Gentiles. Jews had circumcision as the sign that they were God’s people; Gentiles did not. Because they were not God’s people, Gentiles enjoyed none of Israel’s privileges through the covenants and promises. They had no hope for a Messiah and no knowledge of God (11-12). The Jews, having been chosen to receive God’s law,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 2:13

now . Emph. sometimes = once. are = were. the blood . i.e. His death, not His life. Compare Ephesians 1:7 Romans 5:9 . Philippians 1:2 , Philippians 1:8 . Colossians 1:14 , Colossians 1:20 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 2:13

But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made nigh in the blood of Jesus.The Old Testament Scriptures seem to have been constantly in Paul's mind; and in this verse the background was apparently this passage:Peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near saith the Lord; and I will heal him. But the wicked are like the troubled sea when it cannot rest ... There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked (Isaiah 57:19-21).Thus, Paul showed the salvation of Gentiles to have been... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 2:13

Ephesians 2:13. Are made nigh by the blood of Christ.— There seems to be an evident allusion here to the privilege of those Israelites who were not under any ceremonial pollution, or who were cleansed from their guilt by the blood of atonement; and so had free liberty of entering the temple, and conversing with God: upon which account they are called "A people near unto him;" Psa 148:14 comp. Exodus 19:4-6. Leviticus 10:3. Psa 65:4 and see Colossians 2:13-14. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 2:13

13. now—in contrast to "at that time" (Ephesians 2:12). in Christ Jesus—"Jesus" is here added, whereas the expression before (Ephesians 2:12- :) had been merely "Christ," to mark that they know Christ as the personal Saviour, "Jesus." sometimes—Greek, "aforetime." far off—the Jewish description of the Gentiles. Far off from God and from the people of God (Ephesians 2:17; Isaiah 57:19; Acts 2:39). are—Greek, "have been." by—Greek, "in." Thus "the blood of Christ" is made the seal of a covenant... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:13-18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 2:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 2:13-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:11-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 2:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 2:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 2:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 2:13

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