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Ephesians 2:16

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2:16 and to reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which the hostility has been killed. 1 

Ephesians 6:17

Context
6:17 And take the helmet of salvation 2  and the sword 3  of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

1 tn Grk “by killing the hostility in himself.”

2 sn An allusion to Isa 59:17.

3 sn The Greek term translated sword (μάχαιρα, macaira) refers to the Roman gladius, a short sword about 2 ft (60 cm) long, used for close hand-to-hand combat. This is the only clearly offensive weapon in the list of armor mentioned by the author (he does not, for example, mention the lance [Latin pilum]).



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