Ephesians 2:12 Cross References - MNT

¹² were once upon a time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the covenants of the Promise, without hope and without God in the world.

⁷² "He showed mercy to our forefathers, He remembered his holy covenant,

²² You are worshiping something you do not know. we know what we worship, for salvation comes from the Jews.

¹⁶ "I have other sheep also, which do not belong to this fold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.

⁵ "I am the Vine you are the branches. He who abides in me and I in him, bears abundant fruit; because apart from me you can do nothing.

²⁵ "You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

¹⁵ "Men, why are you doing all this? We also are men, with natures like your own! We are bringing you good tidings, that you are to turn from these empty things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is. ¹⁶ In bygone generations he allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways,

²⁰ This is the reason why I begged you to see and speak with me. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain."

²⁸ And just as they refused to continue to retain God in their knowledge, so did God cast them out to an outcast mind, to do those things which were indecent. ²⁹ They were overflowing with every kind of iniquity, depravity, greed, and malice. They were full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and malignity. ³⁰ They became whisperers, back-biters, hated of God, insolent, haughty, boastful. They invented sins. They were disobedient to parents. ³¹ They were without sense, without faith, without natural affection, without mercy. ³² Though they knew well the ordinance of God, that those who practise such vices are worthy of death, they not only continue to do the same, but were even applauding those who practise vice.

⁴ For they are Israelites; to them belong the sonship, the Shekinah glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law; the service of the temple, and the promises; ⁵ theirs are the patriarchs, and of them, as concerning the flesh, is Christ, who is over all, God, blessed forever, Amen.

⁸ That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as his posterity.

⁴ Now as to eating food that has been offered to idols, we know well that an idol has no real existence in the universe, and that there is no God but One. ⁵ For though there be so-called "gods," celestial of terrestrial, as indeed there are gods many and lords many, ⁶ yet for there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

¹⁹ What then shall we say? that an offering to an idol is anything? or that an idol is really anything? ²⁰ On the contrary, what the heathen sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have communion with demons.

¹⁶ Now it was to Abraham that the promises were spoken, and to his offspring. God did not say, "offsprings" as if speaking of many, but "and to your offspring," as of one; and this is Christ. ¹⁷ I mean to say that the testament which God has already ratified could not be annulled by the Law which came four hundred and thirty years later, so as to make the Promise void.

⁸ But once, when you Gentiles had no knowledge of God, you were slaves to gods which have no real being.

¹⁸ having their understanding darkened, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.

⁵ because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Long ago you heard of this hope in the message which came to you of the truth of the gospel.

²¹ And you, alienated as you once were, hostile at heart in your evil deeds,

²⁷ To them God willed to make known among the Gentiles how glorious are the riches of that secret truth, which is "Christ in you, the hope of glory."

⁵ Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles who know not God.

¹³ But I would not have you ignorant, brothers, about those who are falling asleep. You must not sorrow like other men, who have no hope.

¹⁶ And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and a good hope in grace,

¹ Paul, and apostle of Jesus Christ by command of God our Saviour and Jesus Christ our Hope,

¹⁸ that by means of two immutable things—his promise and his oath—in which it is impossible for God to break faith, we refugees may have strong encouragement to grasp the hope set before us.

³⁴ quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, proved valiant in warfare, and routed armies of aliens.

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whose great mercy we have been born anew into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;

²¹ Through him you believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope are now in God.

¹⁵ But consecrate Christ in your hearts, as Lord. Be always in readiness to make and answer to any one who asks you a reason for the hope that is within you, yet with gentleness and reverence.

³ And every one who is holding this hope in him is purifying himself, even as he is pure.