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Berean Standard Bible

“For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility”

Ephesians 2:14

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In Ephesians 2:11-22 Paul reminds Gentile believers that they were once far from God and excluded from Israel's covenants. In the Jerusalem temple a stone barrier kept Gentiles out of the inner courts, with inscriptions warning of death to any who passed it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility

World English Bible (WEB)

For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition,

King James Version (KJV)

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

American Standard Version (ASV)

For he is our peace, who made both one, and brake down the middle wall of partition,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for he is our peace, who did make both one, and the middle wall of the enclosure did break down,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque él es nuestra paz, que de ambos hizo uno, derribando la pared intermedia de separación;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Porque Cristo es nuestra paz; él logró hacer de nosotros los judíos y de ustedes los que no son judíos un solo pueblo, derribando la pared de enemistad que nos separaba.

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