RobH_en_tn/eph/02/11.md

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  • Gentiles in the flesh - People who were not Jewish by birth.
  • uncircumcised pagans - Non-Jewish people were not circumcised as babies and thus considered people who do not follow God.
  • the circumcision - This was another term for Jewish people because all male infants were circumcised when they were eight days old.
  • separated from Christ - AT: "unbelievers"
  • alienated from - AT: “detached from” or “not included in”
  • the citizenship of Israel - AT: “the people of Israel” or “the community of Israel”
  • strangers to the covenants of the promise - AT: "you did not know the covenant promises of God"