Ephesians

But you were dead in your disobedience and sins.

You walked in them beforehand, following the path of this world according to the will of Al-Shaitan, the prince of the authorities of the air. He is the spirit that now moves the sons of disobedience.

We all walked among them in sins, gratifying the passions of our human nature and its bodily desires and thoughts. So based on that nature, we and all sons of Adam were sons of anger.

But Allah, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love which he provided for us,

resurrected us alive with Al-Masih when we were dead in our disobedience. By his grace you have become owners of the right hand.

Allah raised us up and seated us with Al-Masih in heaven by our belonging to Al-Masih Isa,

so in coming ages, he could show the riches of his surpassing grace in his kindness toward us through Al-Masih Isa.

By his grace you have become owners of the right hand by trust, which is a gift from Allah, not because of your efforts

or deeds. Thus no one can boast.

We are the workmanship of Allah, who created us by our belonging to Al-Masih Isa, so that we would do the righteous deeds that he previously prepared for us to walk in.

Believers from non-Yahudi nations, the family of circumcision called you "the family of the unclean uncircumcised people." Remember

that at that time, you were separated from Al-Masih, ostracized from Bani Israil whom Allah preferred over all mankind, not included in the promises of the covenant of Allah as aliens, and excluded from hope and the knowledge of Allah in this world.

But now, by belonging to Al-Masih Isa, you who were far away have been brought near to Allah through the blood of Al-Masih.

He is our peace, who has made the two groups into one group, and destroyed the barrier of enmity between them.

He did this by the sacrifice of his body, such that he cancelled the laws and commandments of the sharia, to create a new humanity, with both groups belonging to him. So he spoke peace between them.

He also did it to reconcile them both with Allah by his one, crucified body, by which he destroyed the enmity.

He came to give good news of peace to you who were far from Allah, and good news of peace to those who were near to him.

So we both have a path to Al-Malik Al-Rahman through him by Ruh Allah Al-Wahid.

So you are no longer strangers or foreigners, but you have become part of my umma the jama'a of chosen people Allah along with the holy people, and you have become part of his family.

Your belonging is like a building which you have been built into, founded on the hawariyun and messengers. The cornerstone of that foundation is Al-Masih.

The whole building holds together and grows through him to become a holy place of worship in our mawla.

In him, Allah is building you together, so that he can make you a dwelling for him though his Ruh.