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16 lines
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Markdown
# separated from Christ
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"not knowing Christ" or "not belonging to Christ"
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# foreigners to citizenship in Israel
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"foreigners, not citizens of Israel"
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# strangers to the covenants of the promise
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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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# having no hope
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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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