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# he himself is our peace
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The word "himself" here emphasizes that Jesus alone is the reason that Jews and Gentiles can worship God as one peaceful community. Alternate translation: "he is the one who enables us to live in peace with each other" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# our peace
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The word "our" refers to Paul and his readers and so is inclusive. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])
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# he made us both one
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"he made the Jews and Gentiles one"
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# By his flesh
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The words "his flesh," his physical body, are a metonym for his body dying. Alternate translation: "By the death of his body on the cross" or "By dying on the cross" or "By his actions as a mortal man" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# he broke down the dividing wall of hostility
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Paul is speaking of Jews and Gentiles being hostile to each other and unable to worship God together as if they were on different sides of a wall. Because Jesus died, Gentiles as well as Jews can now worship God. Alternate translation: "he made it possible for Jews and Gentiles not to be hostile to each other anymore" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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