Ephesians 2:22

Ephesians 2:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
• New International Version (NIV)And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.

Context of Ephesians 2:22

20having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

Ephesians 2:22 word by word

ἐν ᾧ καὶ ὑμεῖς συνοικοδομεῖσθε εἰς κατοικητήριον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν πνεύματι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• are builded togetherσυνοικοδομέωsunoikodomeō · be built up withG4925
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• an habitationκατοικητήριονkatoikētērion · dwelling placeG2732
• of Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for Ephesians 2:22

• John 14:17the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
• John 17:21that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.
• Romans 8:9But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.
• 1 Corinthians 3:16Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
• 1 Corinthians 6:19Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
• 1 Peter 2:4Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,
• 1 John 3:24Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
• 1 John 4:13By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

Commentaries on Ephesians 2:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22In whom ye also are builded - The apostle now applies the metaphor to the purpose for which he produced it, retaining however some of the figurative expressions. As the stones in a temple are all properly placed so as to form a complete house, and be a habitation for the Deity that is worshipped there, so ye are all, both believing Jews and Gentiles, prepared by the doctrine of the prophets and apostles, under the influence of the Spirit of Christ, to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22In whom - In Christ, or on Christ, as the solid and precious foundation. Ye also are builded together - You are built into that, or constitute a part of it. You are not merely “added” to it, but you constitute a part of the building. For an habitation of God - For the indwelling, or the dwelling-place, of God. Formerly he dwelt in the temple. Now he dwells in the church, and in the hearts of his people; see the notes at 2 Corinthians 6:16. Remarks On…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. 11-22Paul now focuses on the grace God has given, particularly to Gentiles (non-Jews). God brought them into his family and united them with Jews in a new, unified, multiethnic community. This new community is the body of Christ, the church. Paul’s focus on including Gentiles suggests they might have experienced discrimination from Jewish Christians.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. are builded together--Translate, "are being builded together." through--Greek, "in the Spirit." God, by His Spirit in believers, has them for His habitation (1Co 3:16, 17; 6:19; 2Co 6:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 2:22

• Architecture
• Church
• Fellowship
• God
• Holiness
• Holy Spirit
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Afar
• Alien
• Build
• Church
• Create
• Cross
• Desire
• Habitation

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