Ephesians 2:19 meaning and explanation
Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
Ephesians 2:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is writing to Gentile believers in Ephesus, reminding them of their former exclusion from Israel and now of their full inclusion in Christ. The word "strangers" translates the Greek xenos, meaning a guest or outsider without rights of belonging, while "foreigners" suggests resident aliens who live in a place but hold no citizenship.
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