11 translations · Greek

Ephesians 2:18

For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

World English Bible

Ephesians 2:18 in 11 translations

WEB World English Bible
For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
KJV King James Version
For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
ASV American Standard Version
for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father.
LSV Literal Standard Version
because through Him we have the access—we both—in one Spirit to the Father.
FBV Free Bible Version
because through him we both gain access to the Father through the same Spirit.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
because through him we have the access — we both — in one Spirit unto the Father.
DBY Darby Translation
For through him we have both access by one Spirit to the Father.
WBT Webster’s Bible
For through him we both have an access by one Spirit to the Father.
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
For by him we have access both in one Spirit to the Father.

The Greek words

Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
ὅτι hoti For G3754 ὅτι that/since: that
δι’ di’ through G1223 διά through/because of
αὐτοῦ autou Him G846 αὐτός it/s/he
ἔχομεν echomen we both have G2192 ἔχω to have/be
τὴν tēn — G3588 ὁ the/this/who
προσαγωγὴν prosagōgēn access G4318 προσαγωγή access
οἱ hoi — G3588 ὁ the/this/who
ἀμφότεροι amphoteroi — G297 ἀμφότερος both
ἐν en by G1722 ἐν in/on/among
ἑνὶ heni one G1520 εἷς one
Πνεύματι Pneumati Spirit G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit
πρὸς pros to G4314 πρός to/with
τὸν ton the G3588 ὁ the/this/who
Πατέρα Patera Father G3962 πατήρ father
  • 1 Corinthians 12:13

    For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.

  • Ephesians 3:12

    in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through our faith in him.

  • Romans 5:2

    through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  • Ephesians 4:4

    There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;

  • John 14:6

    Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

  • Hebrews 10:19–20

    Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

  • John 10:9

    I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.

  • John 10:7

    Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.

  • Hebrews 4:15–16

    For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.

  • Colossians 1:12

    giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.

In context

16 and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility thereby.

17 He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near.

18 For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

19 So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,

20 being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

Read all of Ephesians 2 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.

Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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