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Forγάρhe himselfαὐτὸςisἐστινour peace,ἡ εἰρήνη ἡμῶνwhoὁmadeποιήσαςbothτὰ ἀμφότεραoneἓνandκαὶbroke downλύσαςthe dividing wallτὸ μεσότοιχονof the partition,τοῦ φραγμοῦthe hostility,τὴν ἔχθρανinἐνhis flesh,τῇ σαρκὶ αὐτοῦ
Ephesians 2:14
Study it in the app“For he himself is our peace, who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of the partition, the hostility, in his flesh,”
The cross tears down the wall that kept peoples apartThe CrossJesus broke down the wall of hostility and made two peoples oneConflict and ReconciliationPaul says the Messiah himself is our peace: he made both one and broke down the dividing wallPeace and Anxiety
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 2:14, word by word
- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- our peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnē” appears- madeποιήσαςpoiēsas
make into
To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".
Where else “poiēsas” appears- bothἀμφότεραamphotera
both
Both, the two together.
Where else “amphotera” appears- oneἓνhen
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hen” appears- broke downλύσαςlysas
destroy
To break, tear down or strip of force something that stood firm.
Where else “lysas” appears- the dividing wallμεσότοιχονmesotoichon
dividing wall
Dividing wall, a wall that separates two spaces.
Where else “mesotoichon” appears- of the partitionφραγμοῦphragmou
partition
A wall dividing two.
Where else “phragmou” appears- the hostilityἔχθρανechthran
hostility
Hostility, enmity.
Where else “echthran” appears- his fleshσαρκὶsarki
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarki” appears
Translation note
It can be understood as an allusion to the temple wall that did not let those of the nations pass.
The context
13But now in the Messiah Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of the Messiah.
14 · This verse (above)
15having abolished the law of commandments in decrees, so that he might create the two in himself into one new man, making peace,
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?