KJV King James Version
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:
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Ephesians 2:12
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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;
Surrounding context — Ephesians 2
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
11 Wherefore remember, that ye [being] in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
12 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:
13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us];
15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, [so] making peace;
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἦτεG1510 · eimito beτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαιρῷG2540 · kairostime/right timeἐκείνῳG1565 · ekeinosthatχωρὶςG5565 · chōriswithoutΧριστοῦG5547 · ChristosChristἀπηλλοτριωμένοιG526 · apallotrioōto alienateτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπολιτείαςG4174 · politeiacitizenshipτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸσραὴλG2474 · IsraēlIsraelκαὶG2532 · kaiandξένοιG3581 · xenosforeignτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδιαθηκῶνG1242 · diathēkēcovenantτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐπαγγελίας,G1860 · epangeliapromiseἐλπίδαG1680 · elpishopeμὴG3361 · mēnotἔχοντεςG2192 · echōto have/beκαὶG2532 · kaiandἄθεοιG112 · atheoswithout GodἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoκόσμῳ·G2889 · kosmosworld
Cross-references
Galatians 4:8Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.Colossians 1:21And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled1 Peter 1:3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,Jeremiah 31:31-34Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:1 Thessalonians 4:13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.Ephesians 4:18Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:Ezekiel 37:26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.John 15:5I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.Hebrews 6:18That by two immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:1 Thessalonians 4:5Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:Galatians 3:16-17Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.Genesis 17:7-9And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.Romans 9:8That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.John 10:16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd.1 Peter 3:15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:2 Chronicles 15:3Now for a long season Israel [hath been] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.Genesis 15:18In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:Jeremiah 17:13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, [and] they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
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