16. By his death on the cross Christ destroyed their enmity; by means of the cross he united both races into one body and brought them back to God.
17. So Christ came and preached the Good News of peace to all — to you Gentiles, who were far away from God, and to the Jews, who were near to him.
18. It is through Christ that all of us, Jews and Gentiles, are able to come in the one Spirit into the presence of the Father.
19. So then, you Gentiles are not foreigners or strangers any longer; you are now fellow-citizens with God's people and members of the family of God.
20. You, too, are built upon the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus himself.