Ephesians 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:”

Ephesians 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ephesians 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ephesians 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.”

Ephesians 2:12 — World English Bible

Ephesians 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.”

Ephesians 2:12 — American Standard Version

Ephesians 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“that ye were at that time apart from Christ, having been alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God, in the world;”

Ephesians 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Ephesians 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“that ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:”

Ephesians 2:12 — Darby Translation

Ephesians 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That ye were, I say, at that time without Christ, and were alients from the common wealth of Israel, and were strangers from the couenants of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in the world.”

Ephesians 2:12 — Geneva Bible

Ephesians 2:12 in Context — Ephesians 2

10 Car nous sommes son ouvrage, ayant été créés en Jésus-Christ pour de bonnes œuvres, que Dieu a préparées d’avance, afin que nous les pratiquions.

11 C’est pourquoi, vous autrefois païens dans la chair, appelés incirconcis par ceux qu’on appelle circoncis et qui le sont en la chair par la main de l’homme,

12 souvenez-vous que vous étiez en ce temps-là sans Christ, privés du droit de cité en Israël, étrangers aux alliances de la promesse, sans espérance et sans Dieu dans le monde.

13 Mais maintenant, en Jésus-Christ, vous qui étiez jadis éloignés, vous avez été rapprochés par le sang de Christ.

14 Car il est notre paix, lui qui des deux n’en a fait qu’un, et qui a renversé le mur de séparation, l’inimitié,

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What Does Ephesians 2:12 Mean?

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