Ephesians 2:12 KJV
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
Ephesians 2:10–14 KJV Chapter Context
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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
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Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
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That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
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But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
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For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;