Ephesians 2:14
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Cross-references
Ephesians 2:15 explains how Christ abolished the law to create one new humanity — the mechanism for the peace declared in verse 14.
John 10:16 has Jesus promise one flock from different pens — directly foreshadowing the peace that breaks down the dividing wall.
Colossians 3:11 lists all human distinctions as irrelevant in Christ, parallel to the unity Christ created from two groups.
Colossians 2:14 describes nailing the law to the cross, which is the same 'dividing wall' of regulations set aside in Ephesians.
Christ reconciles all things by making peace through His blood — the same cross that breaks down hostility in Ephesians.
Galatians 3:28 explicitly declares no Jew or Gentile, all one in Christ, directly reinforcing the breaking down of the dividing wall.
1 Corinthians 12:12 uses the body metaphor to describe unity in Christ, echoing the reconciliation of divided groups in Ephesians.
Peter announces peace through Jesus Christ, Lord of all — directly paralleling Christ as peace who unites all people.
Acts 10:28 records Peter learning that God removes the barrier between Jew and Gentile, a practical outworking of Christ's peace.
John 11:52 says Jesus would gather scattered children into one — the same unifying work described as peace in Ephesians.
Isaiah 9:6 prophesies the Prince of Peace—in Ephesians 2:14, Christ Himself is our peace, fulfilling that title.
Isaiah 19:24 envisions Israel, Egypt, and Assyria as a triple blessing — a prophetic picture of former enemies united, fulfilled in Christ's peace.
Isaiah 19:25 goes further: God calls Egypt 'my people' — a direct prophetic echo of Gentiles becoming God's people through Christ's peace.
Micah 5:5 prophesies the ruler from Bethlehem who 'will be our peace' — directly fulfilled in Christ as our peace in Ephesians.
In Ezekiel 34:25, God promises a covenant of peace for His flock — Christ fulfills this as our peace, breaking down hostility.
Acts 15:9 states God made no distinction between Jews and Gentiles — exactly the unity Christ accomplished by destroying the dividing wall.
Isaiah 56:8 prophesies God gathering 'others' beyond Israel — the very unification Christ accomplishes as our peace.
Isaiah 57:19 is directly cited in Ephesians 2:17 — 'peace to those far and near' — undergirding Christ's work of reconciling both groups.
Luke 23:45 records the temple veil tearing — symbolizing the removal of the barrier between God and man, paralleling Christ destroying the dividing wall of hostility.
Exodus 26:31 describes the tabernacle veil separating from God, which Christ's death tore, analogous to breaking down hostility.
Peace with God through justification by faith — foundational to the peace between groups in Ephesians.
Ezekiel 37:19 joins Judah and Ephraim into one stick — a typological picture of divided peoples united, paralleling Jew and Gentile in Christ.
Isaiah 9:7 promises endless peace under the Messiah's reign—the same peace Christ establishes by breaking down hostility.
At Jesus' birth, angels proclaim peace on earth — the peace that Christ Himself is in Ephesians 2:14.
Luke 1:79 speaks of the Messiah guiding feet into the path of peace — the same peace Christ embodies and gives.
Jesus promises peace in Him despite trouble — the same peace that is a person, Christ, in Ephesians.
Colossians 2:20 urges freedom from worldly rules, connecting to the idea that Christ freed both groups from the law's barrier.