He planned to bring both Jews and Gentiles back to God as one body. He planned to do this through the cross. On that cross, Christ put to death their hatred toward one another.

既在十字架上灭了冤仇，便藉这十字架使两下归为一体，与神和好了，

既在十字架上消灭了冤仇，就藉这十字架使双方归为一体，与上帝和好，

既在十字架上消灭了冤仇，就藉这十字架使双方归为一体，与神和好，

并借着十字架消灭彼此间的敌意，使双方借着一个身体与上帝和好。

基督既然藉着十字架消灭了仇恨，就藉着十字架使双方与神和好，成为一体，

他在十字架上既然消除了仇恨，就藉着十字架使两者得以在一个身体里，与神和好；

既在十字架上滅了冤仇，便藉這十字架使兩下歸為一體，與神和好了，

既在十字架上消滅了冤仇，就藉這十字架使雙方歸為一體，與上帝和好，

既在十字架上消滅了冤仇，就藉這十字架使雙方歸為一體，與神和好，

並藉著十字架消滅彼此間的敵意，使雙方藉著一個身體與上帝和好。

基督既然藉著十字架消滅了仇恨，就藉著十字架使雙方與神和好，成為一體，

好把雙方、藉着十字架、在一個身體裏、跟上帝完全復和，因為他已經用十字架把那敵態消滅了。

他在十字架上既然消除了仇恨，就藉著十字架使兩者得以在一個身體裡，與神和好；

又以十架誅厥仇讐、聯二者為一體、復和於上帝、

基督死於十字架、使我儕敵意不萌、聯二者為一體、俾得親於上帝、

且以其十字架、使二者聯為一體、與天主復和、以冤仇消滅於己身、或作蓋以其十字架消滅冤仇使二者聯為一體與天主復和

更以此融成一體之二族、與天主協和於十字架上。十字架者、所以消滅一切敵對之意也。

and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.

and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.

Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.

He did this so that he might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross by which he put the hostility to death.

and that He might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the hostility.

and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.

and might reconcile them both in one body unto God through the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

He did this so that He might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross and put the hostility to death by it.

And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

and to reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by which the hostility has been killed.

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

God was pleased to bring all things back to himself. That’s because of what Christ has done. These things include everything on earth and in heaven. God made peace through Christ’s blood, by his death on the cross.At one time you were separated from God. You were enemies in your minds because of your evil ways.But because Christ died, God has brought you back to himself. Christ’s death has made you holy in God’s sight. So now you don’t have any flaw. You are free from blame.

Once we were God’s enemies. But we have been brought back to him because his Son has died for us. Now that God has brought us back, we are even more secure. We know that we will be saved because Christ lives.

The written law was made weak by the power of sin. But God did what the written law could not do. He made his Son to be like those who live under the power of sin. God sent him to be an offering for sin. Jesus suffered God’s judgment against our sin.

He wiped out what the law said that we owed. The law stood against us. It judged us. But he has taken it away and nailed it to the cross.

All this is from God. He brought us back to himself through Christ’s death on the cross. And he has given us the task of bringing others back to him through Christ.God was bringing the world back to himself through Christ. He did not hold people’s sins against them. God has trusted us with the message that people may be brought back to him.So we are Christ’s official messengers. It is as if God were making his appeal through us. Here is what Christ wants us to beg you to do. Come back to God!Christ didn’t have any sin. But God made him become sin for us. So we can be made right with God because of what Christ has done for us.

Christ suffered in his body. So prepare yourselves to think in the same way Christ did. Do this because whoever suffers in their body is finished with sin.As a result, they don’t live the rest of their earthly life for evil human desires. Instead, they live to do what God wants.

Through his body on the cross, Christ set aside the law with all its commands and rules. He planned to create one new people out of Jews and Gentiles. He wanted to make peace between them.

I have been crucified with Christ. I don’t live any longer, but Christ lives in me. Now I live my life in my body by faith in the Son of God. He loved me and gave himself for me.

The mind ruled by the power of sin is at war with God. It does not obey God’s law. It can’t.

We know that what we used to be was nailed to the cross with him. That happened so our bodies that were ruled by sin would lose their power. So we are no longer slaves of sin.