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Ephesians 2:18 KJV
Ephesians · chapter 2 · verse 18
For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.Ephesians 2:18 · King James Version
Ephesians 2:18 in context
16And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
17And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
19Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
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Key words (Strong's)
- throughdiathrough, of place, with, in, of time, throughout, during, of means, by, by the means of…G1223 →
- accessprosagōgēthe act of bringing to, a moving to, access, approach, to GodG4318 →
- Spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
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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;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-22