Ephesians 2:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. ”

Ephesians 2:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And came and preached peace - That is, the system of religion which he proclaimed, was adapted to produce peace with God. This he preached personally to those who “were nigh,” that is, the Jews;...
Ephesians 2:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(13) And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. (13) The preaching of the Gospel is an effectual instrument of this grace, common to the Jews as well as to t...
Ephesians 2:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Gentile is now One with the Jew in God's New Man, and an Integral Part of God's Temple. Those who, like the readers, were once Gentiles, are especially bound to remember the condition from whic...
Ephesians 2:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

came . having come (Aor.) and preached peace . He preached the good news (App-121.) peace. and . The texts add "peace".
Ephesians 2:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

17. And came and preached peace. All that Christ had done towards effecting a reconciliation would have been of no service, if it had not been proclaimed by the gospel; and therefore he adds...
Ephesians 2:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. And came and preached peace - Proclaimed the readiness of God to forgive and save both Jews and Gentiles. See the n...
Ephesians 2:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To you which were afar off, &c.— To those that were afar off, and to those, &c. that is, Gentiles and Jews. See Junius in Wetstein.
Ephesians 2:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. Translate 'He came (of His free love) and announced glad tidings of х eueengelisato ( G2097 )] peace to...
Ephesians 2:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Gentiles and Jews are now One in Chirst 1-10. Further illustration of God 's power. He raised both Gentiles and Jews from the death of sin and exalted them to Christ's side.
Ephesians 2:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(2 b. ) Ephesians 2:14-18 pass on from the description of the call of the heathen to personal union with God in Christ, to dwell on the perfect unity and equality of Jew and Gentile with each ot...
Ephesians 2:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 10 THE DOUBLE RECONCILIATION Ephesians 2:14-18 "PEACE, peace-to the far off, and to the near!" Such was God's promise to His scattered people in the times of the exile. Isaiah 57:19...
Ephesians 2:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Reconciled and United by the Cross Ephesians 2:11-22 The state of the unconverted must be described by a series of negations. Shut the sun out of the world, love out of the home, liberty out of...
Ephesians 2:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The next subject is the edification or building of the Church. The materials of the building are found amid things which are absolutely opposed to the will and purpose of God. From this material God,...
Ephesians 2:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(11) В¶ 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; (12) That at that time...
Ephesians 2:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And came and preached peace to you which were afar off ,.... Which is to be understood not of Christ's coming in the flesh; for when he came in the flesh, he came only to the Jews that were nigh, an...
Ephesians 2:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. Ver. 17. To them that were nigh ] That is, "the children of Israel, a people near unto him," Psalms 148:14 .
Ephesians 2:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Having abolished in his flesh By the sufferings and death endured therein; the cause of enmity between the Jews and Gentiles, even the law of ceremonial commandments, contained in ordinances...
Ephesians 2:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

BELIEVERS CHANGED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH (vs.1-10) The first three verse of chapter 2 go back to consider the state and circumstances from which the Ephesians had been brought, the same sad state...
Ephesians 2:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Union of Jews and Gentiles. A. D. 61. 14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, an...
Ephesians 2:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And came; partly in his own person, as to the Jews, and partly by his apostles, whom he appointed to preach the gospel to the Gentiles: so 2 Corinthians 13:3 . And preached peace to you which w...
Ephesians 2:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 2:13 . Ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh. —The Gentile may sing his hymn in Jewish words: “Doubtless Thou art our Father, though Abraham be ign...
Ephesians 2:17 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 2:11-22 Judaism and Christianity. I. To Paul the moral confusion and the religious desolation of the Gentiles were appalling. He believed that they were enduring the just penalties of t...
Ephesians 2:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 2:1 . And you he hath quickened. Is it so? Could the apostle say that to you, and to me? Ephesians 2:1 . Who were dead in trespasses and sins; Look back to what you used to be, to...
Ephesians 2:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 2:1 . You hath he quickened. The word quickened is not in the Greek, but the old Latin version repeats it here from the fifth verse, presuming it to be implied. It reads well without it,...
Ephesians 2:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

And came and preached peace to you which were afar off. Christ preaching peace This refers not merely to the time Christ lived as a Man upon earth, but also to His preaching through the Spirit...
Ephesians 2:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ephesians 2:1-49 SPIRITUAL HISTORY OF THE EPHESIANS . This passage corresponds to Genesis 1:1 . It is a history of creation, and we note the same great stages. 1. C...
Ephesians 2:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The reconciliation effected by Christ:
Ephesians 2:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 5:20 ; Acts 10:36 ; Acts 2:39 ; Deuteronomy 4:7 ; Ephesians 2:13 ; Ephesians 2:14 ; Isaiah 27:5 ; Isaiah 52:7 ; Isaiah 57:19-21 ; Luke 10:9-11 ; Luke 15:5 ; Luke 15:6 ; Luk...
Ephesians 2:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And he came — After his resurrection. And preached peace — By his ministers and his Spirit. To you — Gentiles. That were afar off — At the utmost distance from God. And to them that were nigh — To...

Ephesians 2:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ephesians 2:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ephesians 2:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ephesians 2:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ephesians 2:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ephesians 2:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 2:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ephesians 2:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ephesians 2:17 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ephesians 2:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Ephesians 2:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ephesians 2:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ephesians 2:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ephesians 2:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ephesians 2:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 2:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes