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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul tells the Ephesian believers that present Gentile believers are also now made one with the Jewish apostles and prophets; they are a temple for God in the Spirit.
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# proclaimed the good news of peace
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"proclaimed the good news that tells that God and people can be at peace with each other" or "proclaimed the good news that is itself the way that people can be at peace with each other"
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# you who were far away
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This refers to the Gentiles or non-Jews.
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# those who were near
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This refers to the Jews.
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