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Pentecost Season · Proper 11 · Year B

Ephesians 2:11-22

One in Christ, Our Peace

July 18, 2027

Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini
Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1735Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
The nave running away from the viewer at a size the eye cannot take in at once, with people standing about in it like furniture.Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone, the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple.Giovanni Paolo PaniniPanini, who painted Rome’s great interiors for travellers to take home.Norton Simon Museum, PasadenaThe Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena.Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMk. 6:30-34, 53-56Mk 6:30-34, 53-56
EpistleEph. 2:11-22Eph 2:11-22
Old Testament2 Sam. 7:1-14a2 Sm 7:1-14aAlt. OTJer. 23:1-6Jer 23:1-6
PsalterPs. 89:20-37Ps 89:20-37Alt. PsalmPs. 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 the dividing wall broken down for Proper 11.

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

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

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

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the passage's opening verse.

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

Reformed preaching commentary on Christ our peace uniting Jew and Gentile.

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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