Ephesians 2:17
And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
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Study Note
The risen Christ 'came and preached peace to you who were afar off and peace to those who were near' — language that identifies the Gentile mission itself as Christ's own proclamation. The 'far and near' language draws on Isaiah 57:19 ('peace, peace to the far and the near') and applies it to the Jew-Gentile distinction: Gentiles who were far are brought near through the cross (2:13-16). The subject of 'came and preached' is the exalted Christ, not merely his apostles — making Christian mission a participation in Christ's own ongoing reconciling proclamation. This has profound implications for missiology: preaching the gospel is not human initiative but divine address mediated through human messengers.
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and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh:
and having come, he did proclaim good news--peace to you--the far-off and the nigh,
And he came preaching peace to you who were far off, and to those who were near;
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