Ephesians 2:21

Ephesians 2:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
• New International Version (NIV)In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.

Context of Ephesians 2:21

19Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Ephesians 2:21 word by word

ἐν ᾧ πᾶσα οἰκοδομὴ συναρμολογουμένη αὔξει εἰς ναὸν ἅγιον ἐν κυρίῳ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the buildingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the buildingοἰκοδομήoikodomē · buildingG3619
• fitly framed togetherσυναρμολογέωsunarmologeō · to joinG4883
• growethαὐξάνωauxanō · to growG837
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• an holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• templeναόςnaos · templeG3485
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Ephesians 2:21

• Ephesians 4:13till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
• Ezekiel 40:1In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the Lord was upon me; and He took me there.
• 1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.
• Hebrews 3:3For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house.
• Exodus 26:1“Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine woven linen and blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim you shall weave them.
• 1 Kings 6:7And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
• Psalms 93:5Your testimonies are very sure; Holiness adorns Your house, O Lord, forever.
• Ezekiel 42:12And corresponding to the doors of the chambers that were facing south, as one enters them, there was a door in front of the walk, the way directly in front of the wall toward the east.
• 1 Corinthians 3:17If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
• 2 Corinthians 6:16And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.”

Commentaries on Ephesians 2:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21In whom - By which foundation corner stone, Christ Jesus, all the building, composed of converted Jews and Gentiles, fitly framed together, , properly jointed and connected together, groweth unto a holy temple - is continually increasing, as new converts from Judaism or heathenism flock into it. It is not a finished building, but will continue to increase, and be more and more perfect, till the day of judgment.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21In whom - That is, “by” whom, or “upon” whom. It was in connection with him, or by being reared on him as a foundation. All the building - The whole church of Christ. Fitly framed together - The word used here means “to joint together,” as a carpenter does the frame-work of a building. The materials are accurately and carefully united by mortises and tenons. so that the building shall be firm. Different materials may be used, and different kinds of timber…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-22Verses 19-22 The church is compared to a city, and every converted sinner is free of it. It is also compared to a house, and every converted sinner is one of the family; a servant, and a child in God's house. The church is also compared to a building, founded on the doctrine of Christ; delivered by the prophets of the Old Testament, and the apostles of the New. God dwells in all believers now; they become the temple of God through the working of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Gentile and Jewish Christians unite in Christ to form a holy temple for the Lord. The Lord is present among his people (see Matthew 18:20; 28:20; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Peter 2:4–5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. In whom--as holding together the whole. fitly framed--so as exactly to fit together. groweth--"is growing" continually. Here an additional thought is added to the image; the Church has the growth of a living organism, not the mere increase of a building. Compare 1Pe 2:5; "lively stones ... built up a spiritual house." Compare Ep 4:16; Zec 6:12, "The Branch shall build the temple of the Lord," where similarly the growth of a branch, and the building of…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 2:21

• Architecture
• Church
• Fellowship
• Holiness
• Righteous
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• In the Lord
• Afar
• Alien
• Church
• Create
• Cross
• Desire
• Nigh
• Prince
• Quicken

Commentaries on Ephesians 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings