Ephesians 2:18

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“For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.”

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BSBPD

“For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“because through him we have the access--we both--in one Spirit unto the Father.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ephesians 2:18 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Zechariah 12:10Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
  2. Matthew 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
  3. John 4:21“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
  4. John 10:7So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
  5. John 10:9I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
  6. John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
  7. Romans 5:2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
  8. Romans 8:15For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
  9. Romans 8:26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
  10. 1 Corinthians 8:6yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
  11. 1 Corinthians 12:13For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
  12. Galatians 4:6And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
  13. Ephesians 3:12In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
  14. Ephesians 3:14... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
  15. Ephesians 4:4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
  16. Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
  17. Colossians 1:12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
  18. Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
  19. Hebrews 7:19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
  20. Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
  21. James 3:9With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
  22. 1 Peter 1:17Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
  23. 1 Peter 1:21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
  24. 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

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