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forὅτιthroughδι’himαὐτοῦweοἱbothἀμφότεροιhaveἔχομενaccessτὴν προσαγωγὴνinἐνoneἑνὶSpiritπνεύματιtoπρὸςthe Father.τὸν πατέρα
Ephesians 2:18
Study it in the app“for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.”
Jesus broke down the wall of hostility and made two peoples oneConflict and Reconciliation
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 2:18, word by word
- bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroi
both
Both, the two together.
Where else “amphoteroi” appears- haveἔχομενechomen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echomen” appears- accessπροσαγωγὴνprosagōgēn
access
Access: being able to approach.
Where else “prosagōgēn” appears- oneἑνὶheni
single
Just one, or united as one.
Where else “heni” appears- Spiritπνεύματιpneumati
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumati” appears- the Fatherπατέραpatera
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patera” appears
The context
17And he came and proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far off and peace to those near;
18 · This verse (above)
19So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
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?