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having abolishedκαταργήσαςthe lawτὸν νόμονof commandmentsτῶν ἐντολῶνinἐνdecrees,δόγμασινso thatἵναhe might createκτίσῃthe twoτοὺς δύοinἐνhimselfαὑτῷintoεἰςoneἕναnewκαινὸνman,ἄνθρωπονmakingποιῶνpeace,εἰρήνην
Ephesians 2:15
Study it in the app“having abolished the law of commandments in decrees, so that he might create the two in himself into one new man, making peace,”
The cross tears down the wall that kept peoples apartThe CrossJesus broke down the wall of hostility and made two peoples oneConflict and Reconciliation
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 2:15, word by word
- having abolishedκαταργήσαςkatargēsas
nullify
To make something powerless.
Where else “katargēsas” appears- the lawνόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears- of commandmentsἐντολῶνentolōn
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolōn” appears- decreesδόγμασινdogmasin
decree
Decree, official order; also a rule.
Where else “dogmasin” appears- he might createκτίσῃktisēi
create
Create.
Where else “ktisēi” appears- the twoδύοdyo
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appears- oneἕναhena
single
Just one, or united as one.
Where else “hena” appears- newκαινὸνkainon
new
New, different from what was before.
Where else “kainon” appears- manἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
inner self
The person within: the old self and the new.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears- makingποιῶνpoiōn
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiōn” appears- peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēn
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnēn” appears
The context
14For he himself is our peace, who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of the partition, the hostility, in his flesh,
15 · This verse (above)
16and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility by it.
To study Ephesians 2 in a group
1. What it says
How does Paul describe what we were before and what God did for us (v. 1-5)?
2. What it means
Paul says we are saved by grace and created for good works (v. 8-10). How do these two things fit together?
3. How I live it
The chapter speaks of people once far off who are now near (v. 13-19). Whom could you draw near to today, with respect and kindness?