en_tn_condensed/eph/02/12.md

# separated from Christ

"not knowing Christ" or  "not belonging to Christ"

# foreigners to citizenship in Israel

"foreigners, not citizens of Israel"

# strangers to the covenants of the promise

Paul speaks to the Gentile believers as if they had been foreigners, kept out of the land of God's covenant and promise. Alternate translation: "not belonging to those with whom God made the covenants of the promise" 

# having no hope

They had no reason to confidently expect anything good to happen. Specifically, they had no hope that God would save them and give them eternal life with him. Alternate translation: "not hoping in God" or "not confidently waiting for eternal life with God"
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From work on PDF Eph 2018-12-13 00:22:27 +00:00			`"not knowing Christ" or "not belonging to Christ"`

			`# foreigners to citizenship in Israel`

			`"foreigners, not citizens of Israel"`
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			`# strangers to the covenants of the promise`

Update 'eph/02/12.md' 2023-08-18 18:32:29 +00:00			`Paul speaks to the Gentile believers as if they had been foreigners, kept out of the land of God's covenant and promise. Alternate translation: "not belonging to those with whom God made the covenants of the promise"`
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Update 'eph/02/12.md' 2018-08-09 20:51:45 +00:00			`# having no hope`

Update 'eph/02/12.md' 2023-08-18 18:32:29 +00:00			`They had no reason to confidently expect anything good to happen. Specifically, they had no hope that God would save them and give them eternal life with him. Alternate translation: "not hoping in God" or "not confidently waiting for eternal life with God"`