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Time after Pentecost · Proper 11 · Year B

Ephesians 2:11-22

One in Christ, Our Peace

July 18, 2027

The Building of the Temple, Jean Fouquet
The Building of the Temple, Jean Fouquet, c. 1470Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
A French manuscript miniature that paints Solomon's temple as a fifteenth-century cathedral building site, with cranes, scaffolding and masons at work.In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord: Ephesians uses the building image, and this is a real building going up.Jean FouquetThe leading French painter of the fifteenth century, who went to Italy, learned perspective, and brought it back into manuscript illumination.Bibliothèque nationale de France, ParisThe French national library, descended from the royal collection, holding manuscripts from the whole history of the French book.Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMark 6:30-44Mk 6:30-44
EpistleEph. 2:11-22Eph 2:11-22
Old TestamentJer. 23:1-6Jer 23:1-6
PsalterPs. 23Ps 23

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

Lutheran lectionary commentary on Christ our peace and the one new humanity.

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

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.

CEP: Ephesians 2:11-22 CommentaryCEP: Eph 2:11-22 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed preaching commentary on the dividing wall broken down in Christ.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Ephesians 2:11BibleHub: Commentaries on Eph 2:11 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the reminder about the Gentiles.

StudyLight: Ephesians 2 CommentariesStudyLight: Eph 2 Commentaries StudyLight

Many complete commentaries on Ephesians 2 gathered on one passage page.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Ephesians OverviewBibleProject: Eph Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the argument and themes of Ephesians.

BibleHub: Ephesians 2 InterlinearBibleHub: Eph 2 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Ephesians 2Catena: Eph 2 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Ephesians 2.

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