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Thereforeremember that 1formerly2you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "3Uncircumcision" by the so-called "4Circumcision," which is performed in the flesh by humanhands -
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remember that you were at that timeseparate from Christ, 5excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to 6the covenants of promise, having7nohope and 8withoutGod in the world.
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But now in 9ChristJesus you who10formerly were 11faroff have 12beenbroughtnear13by the blood of Christ.
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For He Himself is 14our peace, 15who madeboth groups into one and brokedown the barrier of the dividingwall,
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by 16abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is 17the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might 18make the two into 19onenewman, thus establishing20peace,
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and might 21reconcile them both in 22onebody to Godthrough the cross, by it having 23put to death the enmity.
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AND 24HE CAME AND PREACHED25PEACE TO YOU WHO WERE 26FARAWAY, AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO WERE 27NEAR;
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for through Him we bothhave28our access in 29oneSpirit to 30the Father.
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Sothen you are nolonger31strangers and aliens, but you are 32fellowcitizens with the saints, and are of 33God'shousehold,
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having been 34built on 35the foundation of 36the apostles and prophets, 37ChristJesusHimselfbeing the 38corner stone,
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39in whom the wholebuilding, being fittedtogether, is growing into 40a holytemple in the Lord,
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in whom you also are being 41builttogether into a 42dwelling of God in the Spirit.