Good day,<\/p>\n
When Ephesians 3:6 says, “… gentiles are fellow heirs of the same body, does “same body” refer to the church that was started in Acts 2?<\/p>\n
I’m debating a millennialist who insists on using the KJV. The NIV puts it differently, and I agree with it.<\/p>\n\t
“And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things <\/i>to the church, which is His body,<\/i><\/b>\u00a0the fullness of Him who fills all in al<\/i>l” (Ephesians 1:22-23).<\/p>\n
For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups (Jew and Gentile) into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, and might reconcile them <\/i>both in one body<\/i><\/b>\u00a0to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity<\/i>” (Ephesians 2:14-16).<\/p>\n
“By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit; to be specific, <\/i>that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body<\/i><\/b>, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel<\/i>” (Ephesians 3:4-6).<\/p>\n
“There is one body<\/i><\/b>\u00a0and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling<\/i>” (Ephesians 4:4).<\/p>\n
“And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of <\/i>the body of Christ<\/i><\/b>\u00a0… from whom <\/i>the whole body<\/i><\/b>, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love<\/i>” (Ephesians 4:11-12, 16).<\/p>\n
“For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is <\/i>the head of the church,<\/i><\/b>\u00a0He Himself being<\/i>\u00a0the Savior of the body<\/i><\/b>. … for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does <\/i>the church<\/i><\/b>, because <\/i>we are members of His body<\/i><\/b>” (Ephesians 5:23, 29-30).<\/p>\n
Throughout the letter, Paul consistently uses the terms “church” and “body” as synonyms. Since there is only one church, it must be the same church that started in Acts 2.<\/p>\n
There is no real difference between the versions for Ephesians 3:6.<\/p>\n
Question: Good day, When Ephesians 3:6 says, “… gentiles are fellow heirs of the same body, does “same body” refer to the church that was started in Acts 2? I’m debating a millennialist who insists on using the KJV. The NIV puts it differently, and I agree with it. 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