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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/ephesians/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/ephesians/2.htm">New International Version</a> For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. <a href="/nlt/ephesians/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. <a href="/esv/ephesians/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/bsb/ephesians/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. <a href="/blb/ephesians/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. <a href="/kjv/ephesians/2.htm">King James Bible</a> For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. <a href="/nkjv/ephesians/2.htm">New King James Version</a> For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/nasb_/ephesians/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/nasb/ephesians/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/nasb77/ephesians/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/lsb/ephesians/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/amp/ephesians/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For it is through Him that we both have a [direct] way of approach in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/csb/ephesians/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/hcsb/ephesians/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/asv/ephesians/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father. <a href="/cev/ephesians/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And because of Christ, all of us can come to the Father by the same Spirit. <a href="/erv/ephesians/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father. <a href="/gwt/ephesians/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So Jewish and non-Jewish people can go to the Father in one Spirit. <a href="/gnt/ephesians/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> It is through Christ that all of us, Jews and Gentiles, are able to come in the one Spirit into the presence of the Father. <a href="/isv/ephesians/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> For through him, both of us have access to the Father by one Spirit. <a href="/msb/ephesians/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. <a href="/net/ephesians/2.htm">NET Bible</a> so that through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/nheb/ephesians/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/wbt/ephesians/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For through him we both have an access by one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/wey/ephesians/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> because it is through Him that Jews and Gentiles alike have access through one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/web/ephesians/2.htm">World English Bible</a> For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ephesians/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> because through Him we have the access—we both—in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/blb/ephesians/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. <a href="/ylt/ephesians/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> because through him we have the access -- we both -- in one Spirit unto the Father. <a href="/slt/ephesians/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For by him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ephesians/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For by him we have access both in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/cpdv/ephesians/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For by him, we both have access, in the one Spirit, to the Father. <a href="/nabre/ephesians/2.htm">New American Bible</a> for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/nrsvce/ephesians/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ephesians/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Through him we both are able to draw near by one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/ephesians/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Because in him, we both have access by One Spirit to The Father.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/ephesians/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> for, through him, we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.<CM> <a href="/godbey/ephesians/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> because through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/haweis/ephesians/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> for through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. <a href="/mace/ephesians/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for thro' him both of us have access by the same spirit to the father. <a href="/wey/ephesians/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> because it is through Him that Jews and Gentiles alike have access through one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/worrell/ephesians/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> because through Him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/worsley/ephesians/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. <a href="/parallel/ephesians/2-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AfeSHen3sAQ?start=358" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ephesians/2.htm">One in Christ</a> …17He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18<a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">For</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/297.htm" title="297: amphoteroi (Adj-NMP) -- Both (of two). Comparative of amphi; both."></a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echomen (V-PIA-1P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">we both have</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4318.htm" title="4318: prosagōgēn (N-AFS) -- Approach, access, admission. From prosago; admission.">access</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patera (N-AMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">by</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: heni (Adj-DNS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: Pneumati (N-DNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">Spirit.</a> 19Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. <a href="/romans/5-2.htm">Romans 5:2</a> through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-20</a> Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, <a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">1 Peter 3:18</a> For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit, <a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a> There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. <a href="/1_corinthians/12-13.htm">1 Corinthians 12:13</a> For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink. <a href="/colossians/1-20.htm">Colossians 1:20-22</a> and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross. / Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds. / But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence— <a href="/john/10-9.htm">John 10:9</a> I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. <a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15-16</a> For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” / The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. <a href="/acts/2-18.htm">Acts 2:18</a> Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. <a href="/isaiah/57-19.htm">Isaiah 57:19</a> bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.” <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a> I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a> “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” <a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Isaiah 11:10</a> On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For through him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.through.<a href="/ephesians/3-12.htm">Ephesians 3:12</a> In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.<a href="/john/10-7.htm">John 10:7,9</a> Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep… <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.by.<a href="/ephesians/4-4.htm">Ephesians 4:4</a> There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;<a href="/ephesians/6-18.htm">Ephesians 6:18</a> Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;<a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.the.<a href="/ephesians/3-14.htm">Ephesians 3:14</a> For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a> Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:<a href="/john/4-21.htm">John 4:21-23</a> Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/3-21.htm">Able</a> <a href="/romans/5-2.htm">Access</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-39.htm">Alike</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-16.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-16.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-2.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ephesians/3-4.htm">Able</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-12.htm">Access</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-4.htm">Alike</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-1.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-6.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-22.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Ephesians 2</div>1. <a href="/ephesians/2-1.htm">By comparing what we were by nature, with what we are by grace,</a> 10. <a href="/ephesians/2-10.htm">he declares that we are made for good works: and being brought near by Christ, </a> 19. <a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">should not live as Gentiles and foreigners, but as citizens with the saints, and the family of God.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ephesians/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ephesians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ephesians/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For through Him This phrase refers to Jesus Christ, emphasizing His role as the mediator between humanity and God. In the context of Ephesians, Paul is addressing both Jews and Gentiles, highlighting that it is through Christ's sacrificial death and resurrection that all people can approach God. This aligns with <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>, where Jesus states, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." The concept of Jesus as the mediator is also seen in <a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>, which underscores His unique role in bridging the gap caused by sin.we both have access The "we both" refers to Jews and Gentiles, emphasizing the unity and equality of all believers in Christ. This was a radical concept in the first-century context, where Jews and Gentiles were often divided by cultural and religious barriers. The term "access" suggests a direct approach to God, which was previously restricted under the Old Covenant, where only the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies once a year. <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a> elaborates on this newfound access, encouraging believers to draw near to God with confidence.to the Father This phrase highlights the intimate relationship believers can have with God, who is portrayed as a loving Father. In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of God as a father was not common, making this a distinctive feature of Christian theology. The fatherhood of God is a recurring theme in the New Testament, seen in passages like <a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15</a>, where believers are described as receiving the Spirit of adoption, allowing them to cry out, "Abba, Father."by one Spirit The Holy Spirit is the agent through whom believers experience this access to the Father. The unity of the Spirit is a key theme in Ephesians, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/4-4.htm">Ephesians 4:4</a>, which speaks of one body and one Spirit. The Spirit's role in uniting believers is also evident in <a href="/1_corinthians/12-13.htm">1 Corinthians 12:13</a>, where Paul writes about all being baptized by one Spirit into one body. The Spirit's work in the life of believers is transformative, enabling them to live in accordance with God's will and to experience the fullness of their relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the letter to the Ephesians, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological teachings. 2. <a href="/topical/e/ephesians.htm">Ephesians</a> The recipients of the letter, the Ephesians were members of the early Christian church in Ephesus, a major city in Asia Minor. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> Referred to as "Him" in the verse, Jesus is the central figure through whom believers have access to God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> God the Father, the first person of the Trinity, to whom believers have access. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a> The third person of the Trinity, who facilitates believers' access to the Father.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_christ.htm">Unity in Christ</a> The verse emphasizes that both Jews and Gentiles have equal access to God through Jesus, promoting unity among believers. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_trinity.htm">Role of the Trinity</a> This passage highlights the cooperative work of the Trinity in the believer's life, with Jesus providing access and the Spirit facilitating it. <a href="/topical/a/access_to_god.htm">Access to God</a> Believers are encouraged to approach God with confidence, knowing that access is granted through Jesus and empowered by the Spirit. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_intimacy.htm">Spiritual Intimacy</a> The verse invites believers to cultivate a deeper relationship with God, made possible through the Spirit's work. <a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_worship.htm">Prayer and Worship</a> Understanding our access to the Father should transform our prayer life and worship, encouraging us to draw near with reverence and boldness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ephesians_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ephesians 2</a> <a href="/q/how_to_communicate_with_god.htm">How can one effectively communicate with God?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_economic_trinity.htm">What is the Economic Trinity in Christian theology?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_marital_sex.htm">What defines the Christian Church?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_a_prayer_labyrinth.htm">What is a Prayer Labyrinth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ephesians/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.--In this verse the two meanings again unite. In the original the order is emphatic: "Through Him we have the access, both of us in one Spirit, to the Father." The greater idea of access to God is still prominent; but the lesser idea of union with each other in that access is still traceable as an undertone. "Access" is properly "the introduction" (used also in <a href="/ephesians/3-12.htm" title="In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.">Ephesians 3:12</a>; <a href="/romans/5-2.htm" title="By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.">Romans 5:2</a>), a technical word of presentation to a royal presence. So says Chrysostom, "We came not of ourselves, but He brought us in." The corresponding verb is found in <a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm" title="For Christ also has 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:">1Peter 3:18</a>, "Christ also suffered for sins--the just for the unjust--that He might bring us to God." It will be noted that we have here one of the implicit declarations of the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, so frequent in this Epistle. The unity of the whole Church, as united "to the Father," "through the Son," and "in the Spirit," is here summed up in one sentence, but with as much perfection and clearness as even when it is unfolded in the great passage below (<a href="/context/ephesians/4-4.htm" title="There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling;">Ephesians 4:4-6</a>). The ultimate source of all doctrine on the subject is necessarily in the words of the Lord Himself. (See John 14-17, especially <a href="/john/14-6.htm" title="Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by me.">John 14:6</a>; <a href="/context/john/14-16.htm" title="And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;">John 14:16-18</a>; <a href="/context/john/14-23.htm" title="Jesus answered and said to him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our stayed with him.">John 14:23-25</a>; <a href="/john/15-26.htm" title="But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me:">John 15:26</a>; <a href="/context/john/16-13.htm" title="However, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.">John 16:13-15</a>; <a href="/context/john/17-20.htm" title="Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;">John 17:20-21</a>.) For these are the "heavenly things"; and "no man hath ascended into heaven but He that came down from heaven, even the Son of Man who is in heaven" (<a href="/context/john/3-12.htm" title="If I have told you earthly things, and you believe not, how shall you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?">John 3:12-13</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ephesians/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - For through him both of us have our access by one Spirit unto the Father. Further illustration of identity of position of Jews and Gentiles, and of the work of Christ in bringing it about. Subject of this verse, access to the Father; predicate, this access effected through Christ by the one Spirit. Our having access to the Father is assumed as a matter of spiritual experience; the converted Ephesians knew that in their prayers and other exercises they did really stand before God, and felt as children to a Father. How came this to pass? "Through him." Sinful men have not this privilege by nature; "Your iniquities have separated between you and your God" (<a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a>). They need a Mediator; Jesus is that Mediator; and through him, both Jews and Gentiles enjoy the privilege. But right of access is not enough; in approaching God and holding fellowship with him there must be some congeniality of soul, a fellow-feeling between God and the worshipper; this is effected through the same Spirit. Some render "in the same spirit, or disposition of mind." This is true, but not all the truth; for the question arises - How do we get this suitable disposition? And the answer is - It is wrought by the Holy Spirit. As the state of the soul in true intercourse with God is substantially the same in all, so it is brought by the same Holy Spirit. In fact, this verse is one of the characteristic texts of Ephesians, in which Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are brought together. <a href="/commentaries/ephesians/2-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. through δι’ (di’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. Him αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. we both have ἔχομεν (echomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. access προσαγωγὴν (prosagōgēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4318.htm">Strong's 4318: </a> Approach, access, admission. From prosago; admission. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father Πατέρα (Patera) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. by ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. one ἑνὶ (heni) Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. Spirit. Πνεύματι (Pneumati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-18.htm">NT Letters: Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have our (Ephes. Eph. 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