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10 God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us new people so that we would spend our lives doing the good things he had already planned for us to do.

One in Christ

11 You were not born as Jews. You are the people the Jews call “uncircumcised.[a]” Those Jews who call you “uncircumcised” call themselves “circumcised.” (Their circumcision is only something they themselves do to their bodies.) 12 Remember that in the past you were without Christ. You were not citizens of Israel, and you did not know about the agreements[b] with the promises that God made to his people. You had no hope, and you did not know God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:11 uncircumcised People not having the mark of circumcision like the Jews have.
  2. Ephesians 2:12 agreements The agreements with special promises that God gave at various times to people in the Old Testament. See “agreement” in the Word List.

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