7That in the time to come he might make clear the full wealth of his grace in his mercy to us in Christ Jesus:
8Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God:
9Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself.
10For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.
11For this reason keep it in mind that in the past you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are looked on as being outside the circumcision by those who have circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands;
12That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world.
13But now in Christ Jesus you who at one time were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.
