Ephesians 2:18

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.”

— WEB

“For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.”

— KJV

“for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father.”

— ASV

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Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Ephesians 3:12 "in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him."
1 Corinthians 12:13 "For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one …"
Romans 5:2 "through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God."
Ephesians 4:4 "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;"
John 14:6 "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me."
Hebrews 10:19-20 "Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,"
John 10:9 "I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture."
John 10:7 "Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door."

Commentary

Translate, "For it is through Him (Joh 14:6; Heb 10:19) that we have our access (Eph 3:12; Rom 5:2), both of us, in (that is, united in, that is, "by," Co1 12:13, Greek) one Spirit to the Father," namely, as our common Father, reconciled to both alike; whence flows the removal of all separation between Jew and Gentile. The oneness of "the Spirit," through which we both have our access, is necessarily followed by oneness of the body, the Church (Eph 2:16). The distinctness of persons in the Divine Trinity appears in this verse. It is also fatal to the theory of sacerdotal priests in the Gospel through whom alone the people can approach God. All alike, people and ministers, can draw nigh to God through Christ, their ever living Priest.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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