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Ephesians 2:15

WEB

15having abolished in his flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace,

KJV

15Having 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;

BSB

15by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace

FBV

15freeing us from the law with its requirements and regulations. He did this so he could create in himself one new person out of the two and so make peace,

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Extra References

Colossians 2:14

14wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us. He has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.

Galatians 3:10

10For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written, “Cursed is everyone who doesn’t continue in all things that are written in the book of the law, to do them.”

Hebrews 8:13

13In that he says, “A new covenant”, he has made the first obsolete. But that which is becoming obsolete and grows aged is near to vanishing away.

Colossians 1:21-22

21You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds, 22yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,

Galatians 6:15

15For in Christ Jesus neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

Galatians 3:28

28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 3:10

10and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

Colossians 2:20

20If you died with Christ from the elemental spirits of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances,

2 Corinthians 5:17

17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold,[+] all things have become new.

Ephesians 4:16

16from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.