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Source language
Original Greek   
τὸν νόμον τῶν ἐντολῶν ἐν δόγμασιν καταργήσας, ἵνα τοὺς δύο κτίσῃ ἐν ⸀αὑτῷ εἰς ἕνα καινὸν ἄνθρωπον ποιῶν εἰρήνην,
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
ton nomon ton entolon en dogmasin katargesas, ina tous duo ktise en rauto eis ena kainon anthropon poion eirenen,

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
legem mandatorum decretis evacuans ut duos condat in semet ipsum in unum novum hominem faciens pacem

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of two one new man, so making peace;
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; to make in himself of two one new man, so making peace;
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
Authorized (King James) Version   
having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
New King James Version   
having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace,
21st Century King James Version   
having abolished in His flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that He might make in Himself one new man out of the two, so making peace,

Other translations
American Standard Version   
having abolished in the flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; that he might create in himself of the two one new man,'so making peace;
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And he has canceled the hatred by his flesh and the law of commands in his commandments, that for the two, he would create in his Person one new man, and he has made peace.
Darby Bible Translation   
having annulled the enmity in his flesh, the law of commandments in ordinances, that he might form the two in himself into one new man, making peace;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Making void the law of commandments contained in decrees; that he might make the two in himself into one new man, making peace;
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; that he might create in himself of the twain one new man, so making peace;
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,
God's Word   
He brought an end to the commandments and demands found in Moses' Teachings so that he could take Jewish and non-Jewish people and create one new humanity in himself. So he made peace.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
He made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that He might create in Himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace.
International Standard Version   
He rendered the Law inoperative, along with its commandments and regulations, thus creating in himself one new humanity from the two, thereby making peace,
NET Bible   
when he nullified in his flesh the law of commandments in decrees. He did this to create in himself one new man out of two, thus making peace,
New American Standard Bible   
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,
New International Version   
by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace,
New Living Translation   
He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances: to make in himself of two one new man, so making peace;
Weymouth New Testament   
by setting aside the Law with its commandments, expressed, as they were, in definite decrees. His design was to unite the two sections of humanity in Himself so as to form one new man,
The World English Bible   
having abolished in the flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace;
EasyEnglish Bible   
When his body died on the cross, Christ took away the power of the Jewish laws and rules. In that way, he made the two groups join together as one new group of people. As a result, he caused them to have peace.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
the enmity in his flesh, the law of the commands in ordinances having done away, that the two he might create in himself into one new man, making peace,
New Life Version   
He stopped the fighting between them by His death on the cross. He put an end to the Law. Then He made of the two people one new kind of people like Himself. In this way, He made peace.
Revised Geneva Translation   
having annulled (through His flesh) the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, in order to make (in Himself) one new man from the two. And so, make peace,
The Voice Bible   
He offered His body on the sacrificial altar to bring an end to the law’s ordinances and dictations that separated Jews from the outside nations. His desire was to create in His body one new humanity from the two opposing groups, thus creating peace.
Living Bible   
By his death he ended the angry resentment between us, caused by the Jewish laws that favored the Jews and excluded the Gentiles, for he died to annul that whole system of Jewish laws. Then he took the two groups that had been opposed to each other and made them parts of himself; thus he fused us together to become one new person, and at last there was peace.
New Catholic Bible   
he has abolished the Law with its commandments and ordinances, so that he might create in himself a single new person out of the two, thereby making peace,
Legacy Standard Bible   
by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might create the two into one new man, making peace,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
abolishing in his flesh the enmity, which was the law of commandments in the order of rites, to edify in himself the two in one new man, making peace,
Christian Standard Bible   
he made of no effect the law consisting of commands and expressed in regulations, so that he might create in himself one new man from the two, resulting in peace.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
By abolishing in His [own crucified] flesh the enmity [caused by] the Law with its decrees and ordinances [which He annulled]; that He from the two might create in Himself one new man [one new quality of humanity out of the two], so making peace.
New Century Version   
The Jewish law had many commands and rules, but Christ ended that law. His purpose was to make the two groups of people become one new people in him and in this way make peace.
The Message   
The Messiah has made things up between us so that we’re now together on this, both non-Jewish outsiders and Jewish insiders. He tore down the wall we used to keep each other at a distance. He repealed the law code that had become so clogged with fine print and footnotes that it hindered more than it helped. Then he started over. Instead of continuing with two groups of people separated by centuries of animosity and suspicion, he created a new kind of human being, a fresh start for everybody.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
when he abolished the law of commandments and regulations in his flesh. He did this to create in himself one new person out of the two, in this way making peace.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
the law of commandments and regulations, so as to create in himself one new man from the two, thus making peace,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace,
New Matthew Bible   
and has also put away through his flesh the cause of hatred (that is to say, the law of observances contained in the written law), to make of the two one new man in himself, so making peace,
Good News Translation®   
He abolished the Jewish Law with its commandments and rules, in order to create out of the two races one new people in union with himself, in this way making peace.
Wycliffe Bible   
enmities in his flesh; and voided the law of commandments by dooms [voiding the law of commandments by dooms], that he make two in himself into a new man, making peace,
New Testament for Everyone   
by abolishing the law with its commands and instructions. The point of doing all this was to create, in him, one new human being out of the two, so making peace.
Contemporary English Version   
to destroy the Law of Moses with all its rules and commands. He even brought Jews and Gentiles together as though we were only one person, when he united us in peace.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
For Christ is our living peace. He has made a unity of the conflicting elements of Jew and Gentile by breaking down the barrier which lay between us. By his sacrifice he removed the hostility of the Law, with all its commandments and rules, and made in himself out of the two, Jew and Gentile, one new man, thus producing peace. For he reconciled both to God by the sacrifice of one body on the cross, and by this act made utterly irrelevant the antagonism between them. Then he came and told both you who were far from God and us who were near that the war was over. And it is through him that both of us now can approach the Father in the one Spirit.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
abolishing the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, so that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace,
Common English Bible © 2011   
He canceled the detailed rules of the Law so that he could create one new person out of the two groups, making peace.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
by abolishing in His [own crucified] flesh the hostility caused by the Law with its commandments contained in ordinances [which He satisfied]; so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thereby establishing peace.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
abolishing the law with its commandments and legal claims, that he might create in himself one new person in place of the two, thus establishing peace,
New American Standard Bible   
by abolishing in His flesh the hostility, which is the Law composed of commandments expressed in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two one new person, in this way establishing peace;
The Expanded Bible   
He did this by ·ending [setting aside; nullifying] the law of commands and rules ·by giving his own body [L in his flesh; C this phrase may go with the previous sentence]. His purpose was to make the two groups of people become one new ·people [humanity; person; man] in him and in this way make peace.
Tree of Life Version   
the law code of mitzvot contained in regulations. He did this in order to create within Himself one new man from the two groups, making shalom,
Revised Standard Version   
by abolishing in his flesh the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,
New International Reader's Version   
Through his body on the cross, Christ set aside the law with all its commands and rules. He planned to create one new people out of Jews and Gentiles. He wanted to make peace between them.
BRG Bible   
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
Complete Jewish Bible   
by destroying in his own body the enmity occasioned by the Torah, with its commands set forth in the form of ordinances. He did this in order to create in union with himself from the two groups a single new humanity and thus make shalom,
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
In his own body Christ made an end of the law and its rules. He did this so that in him two peoples could become one. In this way, he made peace between us.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, so that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
By annulling the chok (decree, law) of mishpatim in ordinances that the Shnaym He might create in Himself into Adam Chadash Echad (One New Humanity), arbitrating shalom,
Names of God Bible   
He brought an end to the commandments and demands found in Moses’ Teachings so that he could take Jewish and non-Jewish people and create one new humanity in himself. So he made peace.
Modern English Version   
by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of the commandments contained in ordinances, that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus making peace,
Easy-to-Read Version   
Christ ended the law with its many commands and rules. His purpose was to make the two groups become one in him. By doing this he would make peace.
International Children’s Bible   
The Jewish law had many commands and rules. But Christ ended that law. Christ’s purpose was to make the two groups of people become one new people in him. By doing this Christ would make peace.
Lexham English Bible   
invalidating the law of commandments in ordinances, in order that he might create the two in himself into one new man, thus making peace,
New International Version - UK   
by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace,
Disciples Literal New Testament   
having abolished the Law of commandments in decrees in order that He might create the two in Himself into one new man, making peace,