hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

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12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who some

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Ż COL. ii. 13: And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses. See on 1 COR. vi. 11.

a ROM. ii. 28, 29: For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh but he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. COL. ii. 11: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ.

See on 1 COR. vi. 11.

EZEK. xiii. 9: Mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel.

d JOHN, X. 16: The words under ver. 14. ACTs, iii. 25: Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers. Rom. ix. 4, 8: Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants. The children of the promise are counted for the seed.

e 1 THES. iv. 13: But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

GAL. iv. 8: Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. 1 THES. iv. 5: Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God.

GAL. iii. 29: If ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

times were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ..

14 For he is our k peace, who hath made 'both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

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15 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;

16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having 'slain the enmity thereby :8

Ver. 17. ACTs, ii. 39: For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

HEB. ix. 12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

See on JOHN, xvi. 33.

JOHN, X. 16: Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. GAL. iii. 28: Ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

TM Col. ii. 14, 20: Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross. Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances?

" COL. i. 21, 22: You, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death.

• EPH. iv. 24: And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. JOHN, iii. 3.

P See on ROм. v. 10.

9 COL. i. 20-22: The words under ver. 15.

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ROM. vi. 6: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. do. viii. 3: God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh. COL. ii. 14: The words under ver. 15.

17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. 18 For "through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners," but "fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the houshold of God;

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Ver. 13, 14. See on JOHN, xvi. 33.

Ps. cxlviii. 14: He also exalteth the horn of his peopleeven of the children of Israel, a people near unto him.

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1 PET. iii. 18: For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit. See on ROM. V. 2.

v1 Cor. xii. 13: For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. EPH. iv. 4: There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling.

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GAL. iv. 26: Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. PHI. iii. 20: Our conversation is in heaven. HEB. xii. 22, 23: Ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and Church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect.

* EPH. iii. 15: GAL. vi. 10: Let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the houshold of faith. HEB. iii. 6 Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we. y See on 1 Cor. iii. 9, 10.

2 See on GA L. ii. 9.

a1 COR. xii. 28: And God hath set some in the Church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. EPH. iv. 11, 12: And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. b See on LUKE, ii. 34.

21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth 10 unto an holy temple in" the Lord:

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22 In 12 whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

CHAP. III.

5 The hidden mystery, 6 that the Gentiles should be saved, 3 was made known to Paul by revelation: 8 and to him was that grace given, that 9 he should preach it: 13 he desireth them not to faint for his tribulation, 14 and prayeth 19 that they may perceive the great love of Christ toward them.

FOR this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

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10 ariseth, or increaseth. Br. for. Ham. 12 By, or Through. Ham.

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EPH. iv. 15, 16: But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

• See on ROM. viii. 9.

b Ver. 13. GAL. v. 11: And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. CoL. i. 24: Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you. 2 TIM. ii. 10: I endure all things for

the elect's sakes.

Ver. 8. EPH. iv. 7: Roм. xii. 3: For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. 1 COR. iv. 1: Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. COL. i. 25: Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God. See on Acтs, ix. 15.

d Acts, xxii. 17, 21: When I was come again to Jerusalem,

unto me the 'mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,1

4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge hin the mystery of Christ) 5 i Which in other ages 2 was not made known

I a little before. A. V. 2 other generations. Rh. Dod. Pu. even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance. And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. do. xxvi. 17, 18: Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

e GAL. i. 12: I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

f See on Roм. xvi. 25.

8 EPH. i. 9, 10: Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: that in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ.

h Ver. 3, 9. MAT. xiii. 11: It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 1 COR. iv. 1: The words under ver. 2. EPH. i. 9: Having made known unto us the mystery of his will. do. vi. 19: That I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the Gospel. CoL. i. 26: The mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints. do. ii. 2: Unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ. do. iv. 3: Praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ.

i Ver. 9. JOHN, xvi. 13: When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth-and he will show you things to come. ACTS, x. 28: God hath showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. ROM. xvi. 25: Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my Gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began. 1 PET. i. 10-12: Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ,