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Ephesians 2:12

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

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That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

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But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

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For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

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One People of God

The verse explicitly states that Gentiles "were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise." While the broader context of Ephesians argues for unity in Christ, this specific verse highlights a *past* state of separation, which some interpretations might emphasize to argue for a continued distinctiveness or a different understanding of how Gentiles are incorporated, rather than a complete erasure of prior distinctions. The "One People