But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

你们从前远离神的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得亲近了。

从前你们是远离上帝的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得以亲近了。

从前你们是远离神的人，如今却在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血，已经得以亲近了。

但你们这些从前远离上帝的人，如今在基督耶稣里，靠着祂所流的血已经被带到上帝面前。

你们从前远离的人，现今在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血已经可以亲近了。

但如今，在基督耶稣里，你们这些从前在远处的人，藉着基督的血，已经被带到近处了。

你們從前遠離神的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裏，靠着他的血，已經得親近了。

從前你們是遠離上帝的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裏，靠着他的血，已經得以親近了。

從前你們是遠離神的人，如今卻在基督耶穌裏，靠着他的血，已經得以親近了。

但你們這些從前遠離上帝的人，如今在基督耶穌裡，靠著祂所流的血已經被帶到上帝面前。

你們從前遠離的人，現今在基督耶穌裡，靠著他的血已經可以親近了。

但如今在基督耶穌裏呢、你們從前遠的、卻因着基督的血已成為近的了。

但如今，在基督耶穌裡，你們這些從前在遠處的人，藉著基督的血，已經被帶到近處了。

今則於基督耶穌、爾素為遠者、以基督血得近、

今則宗基督耶穌、爾曩遠離之者、覺賴其血而得近矣、

今因基督耶穌、爾素為遠者、賴基督之血得近矣、

今則不然、爾托耶穌基督之恩、藉其聖血、已得化疏為親矣。

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

At one time you were far away from God. But now you belong to Christ Jesus. He spilled his blood for you. This has brought you near to God.

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.

But now in Christ Jesus you who previously were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

But now in Christ Jesus ye that once were far off are made nigh in the blood of Christ.

But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah.

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.

For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

and through him to reconcile everything to himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds as expressed in your evil actions.But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through his death, to present you holy, faultless, and blameless before him—

creating words of praise.” The LORD says,“ Peace, peace to the one who is far or near, and I will heal him.

to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

So, then, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household,built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.In him the whole building, being put together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.In him you are also being built together for God’s dwelling in the Spirit.

He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

I will say to the north,‘ Give them up!’ and to the south,‘ Do not hold them back!’ Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the ends of the earth—

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.God presented him as the mercy seat by his blood, through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.God presented him to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so that he would be just and justify the one who has faith in Jesus.Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By one of works? No, on the contrary, by a law of faith.For we conclude that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

He did this so that he might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross by which he put the hostility to death.He came and proclaimed the good news of peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

This was not made known to people in other generations as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit:The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and partners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.I was made a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of his power.This grace was given to me— the least of all the saints— to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of Christ,

And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and you purchased people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation.

At that time you were without Christ, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!

And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

Everyone who sees me mocks me; they sneer and shake their heads:

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf,“ Be reconciled to God.”He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Simeon has reported how God first intervened to take from the Gentiles a people for his name.

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,

How much more then, since we have now been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from wrath.For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, then how much more, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life.

LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in a time of distress, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and they will say,“ Our ancestors inherited only lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.”

For I say that Christ became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises to the fathers,and so that Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praise to your name.Again it says, Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people!And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples praise him!And again, Isaiah says, The root of Jesse will appear, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; the Gentiles will hope in him.

There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Those far from you will certainly perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.

Yes, the coasts and islands will wait for me with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from far away, their silver and gold with them, for the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you.

Therefore, in the east honor the LORD! In the coasts and islands of the west honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.From the ends of the earth we hear songs: The Splendor of the Righteous One. But I said,“ I waste away! I waste away! Woe is me.” The treacherous act treacherously; the treacherous deal very treacherously.

Raise your eyes and look around: they all gather and come to you; your sons will come from far away, and your daughters on the hips of nursing mothers.

On that day the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will look to him for guidance, and his resting place will be glorious.

See, these will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Sinim.

It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us— our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption—

That is why even the first covenant was inaugurated with blood.

I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations— to Tarshish, Put, Lud( who are archers), Tubal, Javan, and the coasts and islands far away— who have not heard about me or seen my glory. And they will proclaim my glory among the nations.

“ He said to me,‘ Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus,

For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold,but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb.