Cross references

Ephesians 2:17

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

Ephesians 2:17 BSB

Ephesians 2:17 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 11 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 57:19–21 (21 votes) and Acts 10:36 (10 votes). 74 other verses point back to it. It links with 25 other books, from Leviticus 3 to 1 Peter 3.

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Which verses does Ephesians 2:17 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.” But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. …

  2. Acts 10:3610 votes

    He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

  3. Romans 5:18 votes

    Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

  4. Acts 2:397 votes

    This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

  5. For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?

  6. He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!

  7. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility

  8. How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

  9. And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

  10. He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel. He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!

  11. Psalm 75:13 votes
  12. Luke 2:143 votes

    “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”

Which verses point to Ephesians 2:17?

The 10 strongest of 74.