Ephesians 2:17

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ephesians 2:17

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

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KJV

King James Version

And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

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WEB

World English Bible

He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near.

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ASV

American Standard Version

and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh:

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And having come, He preached good news: peace to you⁺, the [ones] far off, and peace to those near.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ephesians 2

¹⁵ by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace

¹⁶ and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.

¹⁷ He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

¹⁸ For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

¹⁹ Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

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