Ephesians 2:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he came preaching peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near;

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  • Ps 148:14 : 14 He has put on high the horn of his people, for the praise of all his saints; even the children of Israel, a people which is near to him. Let the Lord be praised.
  • Acts 10:36 : 36 The word which he sent to the children of Israel, giving the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (who is Lord of all)--
  • Acts 2:39 : 39 For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.
  • Eph 2:13-14 : 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace, who has made the two into one, and by whom the middle wall of division has been broken down,
  • Deut 4:7 : 7 For what great nation has a god so near to them as the Lord our God is, whenever we are turned to him in prayer?
  • Isa 57:19-21 : 19 I will give the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is near and to him who is far off, says the Lord; and I will make him well. 20 But the evil-doers are like the troubled sea, for which there is no rest, and its waters send up earth and waste. 21 There is no peace, says my God, for the evil-doers.
  • Zech 9:10 : 10 And he will have the war-carriage cut off from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be cut off: and he will say words of peace to the nations: and his rule will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
  • Matt 10:13 : 13 And if the house is good enough, let your peace come on it: but if not, let your peace come back to you.
  • Luke 2:14 : 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.
  • Luke 10:9-9 : 9 And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you. 10 But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say, 11 Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.
  • Luke 15:5-6 : 5 And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy. 6 And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.
  • Ps 75:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. A Psalm. Of Asaph. A Song.> To you, O God, we give praise, to you we give praise: and those who give honour to your name make clear your works of power.
  • Ps 76:1-2 : 1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Neginoth. A Psalm. Of Asaph. A Song.> In Judah is the knowledge of God; his name is great in Israel, 2 In Salem is his tent, his resting-place in Zion.
  • Ps 85:10 : 10 Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
  • Ps 147:19-20 : 19 He makes his word clear to Jacob, teaching Israel his laws and his decisions. 20 He has not done these things for any other nation: and as for his laws, they have no knowledge of them. Let the Lord be praised.
  • Rom 5:1 : 1 For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.
  • Isa 27:5 : 5 Or let him put himself under my power, and make peace with me.
  • Isa 52:7 : 7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who comes with good news, who gives word of peace, saying that salvation is near; who says to Zion, Your God is ruling!

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    12 That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world.

    13 But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

    14 For he is our peace, who has made the two into one, and by whom the middle wall of division has been broken down,

    15 Having in his flesh put an end to that which made the division between us, even the law with its rules and orders, so that he might make in himself, of the two, one new man, so making peace;

    16 And that the two might come into agreement with God in one body through the cross, so putting an end to that division.

  • Eph 2:18-19
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    18 Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.

    19 So then you are no longer as those who have no part or place in the kingdom of God, but you are numbered among the saints, and of the family of God,

  • Col 1:20-22
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    20 Through him uniting all things with himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, uniting all things which are on earth or in heaven.

    21 And you, who in the past were cut off and at war with God in your minds through evil works, he has now made one

    22 In the body of his flesh through death, so that you might be holy and without sin and free from all evil before him:

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    13 And you, being dead through your sins and the evil condition of your flesh, to you, I say, he gave life together with him, and forgiveness of all our sins;

    14 Having put an end to the handwriting of the law which was against us, taking it out of the way by nailing it to his cross;

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    36 The word which he sent to the children of Israel, giving the good news of peace through Jesus Christ (who is Lord of all)--

    37 That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher,

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    18 But all things are of God, who has made us at peace with himself through Christ, and has given to us the work of making peace;

    19 That is, that God was in Christ making peace between the world and himself, not putting their sins to their account, and having given to us the preaching of this news of peace.

    20 So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.

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    1 And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins,

  • Rom 5:1
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    1 For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

  • Eph 1:2
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    2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Col 1:2
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    2 To the saints and true brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

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    38 And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you:

  • Col 1:27
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    27 To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

  • Eph 1:10
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    10 The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,

  • Eph 4:8-10
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    8 For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men.

    9 (Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth?

    10 He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.)

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    23 Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    15 And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.

  • Eph 2:5
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    5 Even when we were dead through our sins, gave us life together with Christ (by grace you have salvation),

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    20 And that he may send the Christ who was marked out for you from the first, even Jesus:

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    7 That in the time to come he might make clear the full wealth of his grace in his mercy to us in Christ Jesus:

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    5 Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

    6 Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news,

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    30 But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:

  • Phil 1:30
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    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

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    1 And when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come with wise words of knowledge, putting before you the secret of God.

  • 2 Thess 1:2
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    2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Eph 1:20
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    20 By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven,

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    2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Col 1:14
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    14 In whom we have our salvation, the forgiveness of sins:

  • Gal 1:3
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    3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,

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    36 And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you!

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    3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Thess 3:16
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    16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. May the Lord be with you all.

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    19 So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

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    3 Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.

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    2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    11 Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all.