SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:18
que por l los unos y los otros tenemos entrada por un mismo Espíritu al Padre.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:18
Verse 18. For through him] Christ Jesus, we both - Jews and Gentiles, have access by one Spirit - through the influence of the Holy Ghost, unto the Father - God Almighty. This text is a plain proof of the holy Trinity. Jews and Gentiles are to be presented unto God the FATHER; the SPIRIT of God works in their hearts, and prepares them for this presentation; and JESUS CHRIST himself introduces them. No soul can have access to God but by Jesus Christ, and he introduces none but such as receive his Holy Spirit. All who receive that Spirit are equally dear to him; and, whatever their names be among men, they are known in heaven as children of God, and heirs of eternal glory.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. For through him we both have an access , That is, both Jews and Gentiles; the Arabic version reads, we both factions: being made one, and reconciled unto God, and having the Gospel of peace preached to both, they have through Christ freedom of access and boldness in it: by one Spirit unto the Father : they may come to God as the Father of spirits, and of mercies, who has made their souls or spirits, and bestowed his mercies on them in great abundance; and as the Father of Christ, and as their God and Father in Christ: and the rather they should consider him in this relation to them, in order to command in them a reverence and fear of him; to secure a freedom and liberty in their approach to him; and to encourage an holy boldness, and a fiducial confidence in him; and to teach them submission to his will: and their access to him is through Christ, who has made peace for them, and atonement for their sins; who has satisfied law and justice, and brought in an everlasting righteousness for them; so that there is nothing lies in their way to hinder them; and besides, he takes them as it were by the hand, and leads them into the presence of his Father, and presents their petitions for them, on whose account they have both audience and acceptance with God: and this access is also by one Spirit; the Holy Spirit, as the Ethiopic version reads; and who is necessary in access to God, as a spirit of adoption, to enable and encourage souls to go to God as a father; and as a spirit of supplication, to teach both how to pray, and for what, as they should; and as a free spirit to give them liberty to speak their minds freely, and pour out their souls to God; and as a spirit of faith to engage them to pray in faith, and with holy boldness, confidence, and importunity; and he is said to be one, both with respect to the persons to and by whom access is had, the Father and Christ, for he is the one and the same Spirit of the Father and of the Son; and with respect to the persons who have this access, Jews and Gentiles, who as they make up one body, are actuated and directed by, and drink into one and the same Spirit: hence this access to God is of a spiritual kind; it is a drawing nigh to God with the heart, and a worshipping him in spirit; and is by faith, and may be with freedom, and should be, with reverence, and ought to be frequent; and is a peculiar privilege that belongs to the children of God; and who have great honour bestowed upon them, to have access to God at any time, as their Father, through Christ the Mediator, and under the influence, and by the direction and assistance of the Holy Spirit: this is a considerable proof of a trinity of persons in the Godhead, of their deity and distinct personality.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 14-18 - Jesus Christ made peace by the sacrifice of himself; in every sens Christ was their Peace, the author, centre, and substance of their being at peace with God, and of their union with the Jewish believer in one church. Through the person, sacrifice, and mediation of Christ sinners are allowed to draw near to God as a Father, and are brough with acceptance into his presence, with their worship and services under the teaching of the Holy Spirit, as one with the Father and the Son. Christ purchased leave for us to come to God; and the Spirit give a heart to come, and strength to come, and then grace to serve God acceptably.
Greek Textus Receptus
οτι 3754 δι 1223 αυτου 846 εχομεν 2192 5719 την 3588 προσαγωγην 4318 οι 3588 αμφοτεροι 297 εν 1722 ενι 1520 πνευματι 4151 προς 4314 τον 3588 πατερα 3962
Vincent's NT Word Studies
18. Access (prosagwghn). See on Rom. v. 2. Notice the three persons of the Godhead: through Him (Christ); one Spirit, the Father.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
2:18 {Through him} (di' autou). Christ. {We both} (hoi amfoteroi). "We the both" (Jew and Gentile). {Our access} (ten prosagwgen). The approach, the introduction as in #Ro 5:2. {In one Spirit} (en heni pneumati). The Holy Spirit. {Unto the Father} (pros ton patera). So the Trinity as in #1:13f. The Three Persons all share in the work of redemption.
