From Ephesians 2, adapted NRSV and the Inclusive Bible.
Remember that you were at one time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For Christ is our peace; in his flesh Christ has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, in order to make the two into one new person, thus establishing peace and reconciling us all to God in one body through the cross, which put to death the enmity between us. Christ came and announced the Good News of peace to you who were far away, and to those who were near; for through Christ we all have access in one Spirit to our God.
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, which is built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In Christ the whole structure is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. In Christ, you are being built into this temple, to become a dwelling place of God and the Spirit.
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