Ephesians 2:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτι διʼ αὐτοῦ ἔχομεν τὴν προσαγωγὴν οἱ ἀμφότεροι ἐν ἑνὶ Πνεύματι πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα.

Transliteration

For through autou we echomen the prosagōgēn the amphoteroi in heni Pneumati pros the Patera

Grammar Details

*autou*: genitive singular masculine - him
*echomen*: present active indicative, 1st person plural - we have/possess
*prosagōgēn*: accusative singular feminine - access/introduction
*amphoteroi*: nominative plural masculine - both/both parties
*heni*: dative singular neuter - one
*Pneumati*: dative singular neuter - Spirit
*pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
*Patera*: accusative singular masculine - Father

Word Meanings

*echomen*: we have/possess/hold
*prosagōgēn*: access/introduction/approach
*amphoteroi*: both/both parties/both groups [Jews and Gentiles]
*Pneumati*: Spirit/spirit/breath
*Patera*: Father/origin/source

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Eph 3:12 : 12 in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
1 Cor 12:13 : 13 For {G2532} in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.
Rom 5:2 : 2 through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
John 14:6 : 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Rom 8:15 : 15 For ye {G2983} received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
John 10:7 : 7 Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
John 10:9 : 9 I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture.
Eph 4:4 : 4 [ There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;
Gal 4:6 : 6 And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
1 Cor 8:6 : 6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.
Col 1:12 : 12 giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
Heb 4:15-16 : 15 For we have not a high priest that {G1410} cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted {G3987} like as [we are, yet] without sin. 16 Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help [us] in time of need.
Heb 7:19 : 19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God.
Heb 10:19-20 : 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Jas 3:9 : 9 Therewith {G846} bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith {G846} curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God:
1 Pet 1:17 : 17 And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear:
1 Pet 1:21 : 21 who through him are believers in God, that raised him {G1453} from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ also {G3958} suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
1 John 2:1-2 : 1 My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
Jude 1:20 : 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
Rom 8:26-27 : 26 And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for [us] with groanings which cannot be uttered; 27 and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to [the will of] God.
Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.
Matt 28:19 : 19 Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
John 4:21-23 : 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor {G3777} in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. 22 Ye worship that which ye know not: we worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be his worshippers.
Eph 3:14 : 14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,
Eph 6:18 : 18 with all prayer {G1722} {G2540} {G3956} and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching {G846} thereunto {G5124} in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Eph 2:19
79%
19So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
Eph 2:13-17
5 verses
79%
13But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made nigh in the blood of Christ.
14For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition,
15having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances; that he might create in himself of the two one new man, [so] making peace;
16and {G846} might reconcile them both in one body unto God through the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
17and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh:
Eph 3:12
77%
12in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.
Rom 5:1-2
2 verses
76%
1Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
2through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Eph 2:21-22
2 verses
75%
21in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord;
22in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
1 Cor 12:12-13
2 verses
73%
12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.
13For {G2532} in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.
Gal 3:26
72%
26For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.
Eph 4:6
72%
6one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in {G5213} all.
1 Cor 8:6
72%
6yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.
Eph 2:5-8
4 verses
72%
5even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved),
6and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly [places], in Christ Jesus:
7that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus:
8for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;
Eph 2:1-2
2 verses
72%
1And you [did he make alive,] when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,
2wherein {G1722} ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;
Eph 1:6-7
2 verses
71%
6to the praise of the glory of his grace, {G1722} which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
7in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Col 1:20-21
2 verses
71%
20and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, [I say], whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.
21And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,
Heb 10:19-20
2 verses
71%
19Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
20by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Eph 3:5-6
2 verses
71%
5which in other generations was not made known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
6[None to wit], that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,
Rom 12:5
71%
5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and {G2596} severally members one of another.
2 Cor 1:22
70%
22who also sealed us, and gave [us] the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
Eph 1:2-3
2 verses
70%
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:
Col 1:14
70%
14in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:
Col 2:13
70%
13And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, [I say], did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;
Eph 1:17
70%
17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
2 Thess 2:16
70%
16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
Eph 1:10
70%
10unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth; in him, [I say,]
Rom 1:12
69%
12that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine.
2 Cor 5:5
69%
5Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who {G2532} gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
1 Cor 1:30
69%
30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
Gal 3:28
69%
28There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one [man] in Christ Jesus.
Gal 3:14
69%
14that upon the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Rom 5:11
69%
11and not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
2 Cor 5:18
68%
18But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through {G2424} Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;
1 Cor 2:10
68%
10But unto us God revealed [them] through the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
1 John 4:13
68%
13hereby {G5129} we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
Eph 1:13
68%
13in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, — in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Col 1:8
68%
8who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.