Ephesians 2:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

abolished. done away with. Greek. katargeo. See Romans 3:3.

His flesh. i.e. His death.

enmity. See Romans 8:7.

the law... in ordinances. the law of the dogmatic commandments. Compare Romans 8:4.

ordinances. Greek. dogma. See Co Ephesians 1:2; Ephesians 1:14.

for to make. in order that (Greek. hina) He might create (as Ephesians 2:10).

twain. the two, Jew and Gentile.

one new man. into (Greek. eis) one new (Greek. kainos. See Matthew 9:17) man.

Ephesians 2:15

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;