King James Version
Ephesians 2:18 in the King James Version says “For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.” — study this verse from Ephesians chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.”
Ephesians 2:18 · KJV
And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby : thereby: or, in himself
And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
KJV Study — Public Domain
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“have”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
“Spirit”
G4151a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
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