15 (A)In abrogating through his flesh the hatred, that is, the Law of commandments which standeth in ordinances, for to make of twain one new man in himself, so making peace,

16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in [a]one body by his cross, and [b]slay hatred thereby,

17 [c]And came, and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were near.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:16 He alludeth to the sacrifices of the Law, which represented that true and only sacrifice.
  2. Ephesians 2:16 For he destroyed death by death, and fastened it as it were to the cross.
  3. Ephesians 2:17 The preaching of the Gospel is an effectual instrument of this grace, common as well to the Jews as to the Gentiles.

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