'And1you2were3dead4in the trespasses6and7sins9 in1which2you4once3walked,4following5the6course7of this10world,9following11the12prince13of the14power15of the16air,17the18spirit19that isnow21at work22in23the24sons25of disobedience —27 among1whom2we4all5once7lived6in8the9passions10of12our13flesh,12carrying out14the15desires16of the17body18and19the20mind,21and22were23by nature25children24of wrath,26like27the29rest30of mankind. But2God,3being5rich4in6mercy,7because of8the9great10love11with which13he loved14us,15 even1when2we3were2dead4in [our] trespasses,6made [us] alive together with7Christ9— by grace10you have been11saved —12 and1raised us [up] with2himand3seated [us] with4himin5the6heavenly places7in8Christ9Jesus,10 so that1in3the6coming7ages5he might show2the8immeasurable9riches10of12his13grace12in14kindness15toward16us17in18Christ19Jesus.20 For2by grace3you have been4saved5through6faith.7And8this9isnot10your own [doing];12it isthe14gift15of God,13 not1[a result] of2works,3so that4no5one6may boast.7 For2we are3his1workmanship,4created5in6Christ7Jesus8for9good11works,10which12God15prepared beforehand,13that16we should walk19in17them.18 Therefore1remember2that3at one time4you5Gentiles7in8the flesh,9called11“the uncircumcision”12by13what is called1415the circumcision,16which is made19in17the flesh18by hands —19 rememberthat1you were2at that5time4separated from6Christ,7alienated from8the9commonwealth10of Israel12and13strangers14to the15covenants of16promise,18having21no20hope19and22without God23in24the25world.26 But2now1in3Christ4Jesus5you6who9once8were9far off10have been brought11near12by13the14blood15of Christ.17 For2he himself1is3our6peace,5who has made8usboth10one11and12has broken down17in20his23flesh22the13dividing16wall of14hostility19 by abolishing7the1law2of commandments4expressedin5ordinances,6that8he might create11in12himself13one15new16man17in [place of]the9two,10somaking18peace,19 and1might reconcile2us3both4to God9in5one6body7through10the11cross,12thereby1617killing13the14hostility.15 And1he came2andpreached3peace4to you5who6werefar off7and8peace9to those10who werenear.11 For1through2him3we4both8have4access6in9one10Spirit11to12the13Father.14 So1then2you are4no longer3strangers5and6aliens,7but8you are9fellow citizens with10the11saints12and13members of the household14of God,16 built1on2the3foundation4of the5apostles6and7prophets,8Christ12Jesus13himself11being9the cornerstone,10 in1whom2the whole3structure,4being joined together,5grows6into7a holy9temple8in10the Lord.11 In1him2you4also3are being built together5into6a dwelling place7[for] God9by10the Spirit.11