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And at that time, you were without Christ; you did not belong to the community of Israel. The covenant of God and his promises were not for you; you had no hope and were without God in this world.

But now, in Christ Jesus, and through his blood, you, who were once far away, have been brought near.

For Christ is our peace; he who has made the two people one;

destroying, in his own flesh, the wall—the hatred—that separated us. He abolished the law with its commands and precepts. He created peace by uniting the two groups within him, forming a new humanity from the two.

He destroyed hatred and reconciled us both to God through the cross, making the two one body.

He came to proclaim peace; peace to those who were far away, peace to the Jews who were near.

Through him, we—the two people—approach the Father in one Spirit.

Now you are no longer strangers or guests, but fellow citizens of the holy people; you are of God’s household. You are the house,

whose foundations are the apostles and prophets, and whose cornerstone is Christ Jesus.

In him, the entire structure is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.

In him, you too are being built to become a dwelling place for God.