Ephesians Chapter 2 verse 13 Holy Bible
But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made nigh in the blood of Christ.
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But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.
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but now in Christ Jesus *ye* who once were afar off are become nigh by the blood of the Christ.
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But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
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But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.
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and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ,
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Ephesians 2 : 13 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - But now; antithesis to ποτὲ in ver. 11, and τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ in ver. 12. Another of the very powerful "buts" of this Epistle, completely reversing the picture going before (see ver. 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 ver. 12 contrasts powerfully with "in Christ Jesus" of this verse; and the addition of "Jesus" to the name is significant, denoting his saving power, denoting One who is not merely an official Savior, but to whom we get linked by all manner of endearing qualities and personal attractions, whose human name is Jesus, because he saves his people from their sins. Ye that once were far off are become near. The apostle has slidden into a new figure; formerly the contrast was between death and life, now it is between distance and nearness. Not merely geographical distance, or remoteness in respect of outward position, but moral distance too: ye were far off from God, i.e. from his favor, his fellowship, his gracious pardoning and renewing grace. In this sense too ye are now brought near. God is become your God and Father. Your orbit is changed to a near and blessed position, where the light of God's countenance falls upon you. In the blood of Christ. This is the particular instrument of the change; not merely Christ manifesting the Father's readiness to receive you, but shedding his blood to make atonement for you (see Ephesians 1:7). The preposition ἐν (not merely διὰ) is again significant, denoting more than the instrumentality, viz. personal connection with the blood, as if sprinkled on us, so that we are symbolically in it. Cleansing us from all sin, it brings us nigh.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) This verse speaks of the restoration of the heathen as taking place, first, "in Christ Jesus"--in virtue, that is, of union with Him through all the acts of His mediation; and next, "by the blood of Christ"--that is, through that especial act of mediation, which is emphatically an atonement for sin--such sin as St. Paul had been declaring above to be the cause of spiritual deadness. They had power now "to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus" (Hebrews 10:19).
