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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Ephesians 2 The design of the apostle in this chapter, is to magnify the riches of divine grace, in the effectual calling and salvation of sinners, by Christ Jesus; in order to which, he describes the sad estate they are in by nature, and before conversion, even God's elect among the Jews, and especially among the Gentiles; and then observes how peace is made for and between them...
John Gill
For he is our peace,.... The author of peace between Jew and Gentile: there was a great enmity of the Jew against the Gentile, and of the Gentile against the Jew; and chiefly on account of circumcision, the one being without it, and the other insisting on it, and branding one another with nicknames on account of it; but Christ has made peace between them by abrogating the ceremonial law, which...
Matthew Henry
This chapter contains an account, I. Of the miserable condition of these Ephesians by nature (ver. 1-3) and again, ver. 11, 12. II. Of the glorious change that was wrought in them by converting grace (ver. 4-10) and again, ver. 13. III. Of the great and mighty privileges that both converted Jews and Gentiles receive from Christ, ver. 14-22. The apostle endeavours to affect them with a due sense...
Charles H. Spurgeon
For he is our peace, Paul cannot do without Christ, you see. He will bring him in everywhere. Eph_2:14. Who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; There is no longer the division between Jews and Gentiles.
Charles H. Spurgeon
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; There are no privileges now for the Jew from which the Christian is shut out, for Christ “hath made both one.” There is neither circumcision nor uncircumcision now, for all believers are one in Christ Jesus.
Charles H. Spurgeon
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us, having 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; and that he might reconcile both unto God...
Charles H. Spurgeon
For he is our peace, Peace with God, peace with our own conscience, peace with all mankind we find in Christ. Eph_2:14. Who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; So making Jews and Gentiles one;
Charles H. Spurgeon
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Christ is peace between Jew and Gentile — peace between both of them and their God. I have heard of a poor bricklayer, who, when at work on a scaffold, fell from a great height and was taken up and was dying. They sent for a minister of the gospel, who began addressing him in such terms as...
Charles H. Spurgeon
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; having 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; There is no circumcision and uncircumcision now, for that is done away with. There is no Israel according to the flesh now, and...