Ephesians 2:18
For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
Studiennotiz
Study Note
The Trinitarian summary of the atonement's social consequence — 'for through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father' — presents the unification of Jewish and Gentile believers as a Trinitarian achievement rather than a human social project. The three persons are each explicitly named as active in the access: through Christ (the mediator), in one Spirit (the common dwelling and bond of union), to the Father (the destination and source of the relationship). The 'we both' (hoi amphoteroi — we the two, referring to Jews and Gentiles from verse 14) makes the Trinitarian structure specifically relevant to the reconciliation of previously divided peoples. The verse grounds Christian unity theology not in ecclesial structures or social agreements but in the ontological structure of Trinitarian access created by the cross.
Andere Übersetzungen
for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father.
because through him we have the access--we both--in one Spirit unto the Father.
Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.
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