KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Ephesians 2:17–18
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Ephesians 2:17
17And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
17And came, and preached peace to you, which were afarre off, and to them that were nigh.
Ephesians 2:18
18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
18For through him wee both haue an accesse by one Spirit vnto the Father.
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DEFINED WORDS
Ephesians 2:17
Proclaimed; announced in public discourse; inculeated.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Near in place, time, or circumstance; almost.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
Ephesians 2:18
From one side or end to another; by means of; throughout; or because of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Approach, admission, or the right and means of coming near.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 17
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Open the full verse study19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.
20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
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Open the full verse study36The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
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Open the full verse study1THEREFORE being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
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Open the full verse study39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
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Open the full verse study7For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
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Open the full verse study13But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
14For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
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Open the full verse study14He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.
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Open the full verse study10And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
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Open the full verse study20Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
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Open the full verse study7¶ How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
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Open the full verse study19He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.
20He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord.
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Open the full verse study5Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.
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Open the full verse study14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
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Open the full verse study13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
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Open the full verse study1UNTO thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
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Open the full verse study1IN Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
2In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
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Open the full verse study10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
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Open the full verse study9And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
10But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
11Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
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Open the full verse study5And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
From verse 18
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Open the full verse study13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
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Open the full verse study12In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
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Open the full verse study2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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Open the full verse study4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
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Open the full verse study6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
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Open the full verse study19Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
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Open the full verse study9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
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Open the full verse study15For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
16Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
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Open the full verse study7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
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Open the full verse study12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
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Open the full verse study6But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
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Open the full verse study6And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
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Open the full verse study15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
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Open the full verse study18For Christ also hath 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:
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Open the full verse study18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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Open the full verse study14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Open the full verse study19For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
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Open the full verse study10And 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.
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Open the full verse study1MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
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Open the full verse study17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
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Open the full verse study21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
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Open the full verse study21Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
22Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
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Open the full verse study20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
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Open the full verse study19¶ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
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Open the full verse study26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
27And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
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Open the full verse study9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
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