King James Bible
"Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;"
Paul declares that Gentile believers have moved from outsider status to full inclusion in God's people. The terms 'strangers' and 'foreigners' reflect the former separation of Gentiles from Israel's covenant promises, now abolished through Christ. Believers share equal citizenship in God's kingdom alongside Jewish Christians ('the saints'). This political metaphor emphasizes equal rights and privileges in the spiritual commonwealth, breaking down the dividing wall between Jew and Gentile. The familial metaphor intensifies the intimacy—believers are not merely citizens but family members in God's own house. This shifts from legal standing to relational belonging, highlighting the personal nature of salvation.