Ephesians 2:17

¹⁵ by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace

¹⁶ and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.

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

¹⁸ For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

¹⁹ Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
KJV: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
WEB: He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near.
ASV: and he came and preached peace to you that were far off, and peace to them that were nigh:
DARBY: and, coming, he has preached the glad tidings of peace to you who [were] afar off, and [the glad tidings of] peace to those [who were] nigh.
BLB: And having come, He preached good news: peace to you⁺, the ones far off, and peace to those near.

ÅB: Og han kom og forkynte fred for dere som var langt borte, og fred for dem som var nær ved;
OTB: Og Han kom og forkynte fred for dere som var langt borte og fred for dem som var nær.
B1930: Og han kom og forkynte fred for eder som var langt borte, og fred for dem som var nær ved;

Isaiah 57:19–21
bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
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Acts 10:36
He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
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Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Acts 2:39
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.”
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Ephesians 2:13–14
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
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Deuteronomy 4:7
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?
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Psalms 148:14
He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
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Zechariah 9:10
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.
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