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Ordinary Time · Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B

Ephesians 2:13-18

One in Christ, Our Peace

July 18, 2027

Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, Valentin de Boulogne
Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, Valentin de Boulogne, c. 1618–1620Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
A French follower of Caravaggio working in Rome. Paul is lit from one side at a table strewn with paper, caught mid-thought with the pen stopped.These passages are Paul arguing on paper, and the painting is the pause in the middle of a sentence.Valentin de BoulogneA French painter in Rome and the most committed of Caravaggio's followers, who died at thirty-eight after a night out in the cold.Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonThe oldest art museum in Texas, grown very large on oil money, and free on Thursdays.Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Roman Lectionary
GospelMark 6:30-34Mk 6:30-34
Second ReadingEph. 2:13-18Eph 2:13-18
First ReadingJer. 23:1-6Jer 23:1-6
Responsorial PsalmPs. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (1)Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (1)

Overview & Insights

"For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall." (Ephesians 2:14)

Paul reminds Gentile believers that they were once far off but have been brought near by Christ's blood, who unites Jew and Gentile into one new humanity and builds them into one holy temple.

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Ephesians 2:11-22Working Preacher: Commentary on Eph 2:11-22 Working Preacher

A preaching focused reading of Christ our peace.

Enduring Word: Ephesians 2Enduring Word: Eph 2 Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse evangelical commentary on the chapter.

Bible Hub: Ephesians 2:13 CommentariesBible Hub: Eph 2:13 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic and modern commentaries on the dividing wall passage.

Barnes' Notes on Ephesians 2Barnes' Notes on Eph 2 StudyLight

A concise older commentary on the chapter.

Agape Bible Study: Ephesians (Chapters 1 and 2)Agape Bible Study: Eph (Chapters 1 and 2) Agape Bible Study

A Catholic study of Christ our peace with catechism cross references.

Brant Pitre on the 16th Sunday Readings Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre

A Catholic reading of the dividing wall broken down set beside the day's Gospel.

Background & Word Study

Bible Hub Interlinear: Ephesians 2Bible Hub Interlinear: Eph 2 BibleHub

The Greek text with parsing and gloss for each word.

BibleProject: Overview of EphesiansBibleProject: Overview of Eph BibleProject

An animated overview of the letter and its argument.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Ephesians 2Catena: Eph 2 Catena

Early church comment on Jew and Gentile made one gathered by verse.

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