Ephesians 2:21

Verse 21 of 22. The 2nd of 6 chapters in Ephesians, in The Letters of Paul.

17And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

19Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

21In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

22In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

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Ephesians 2:21 in the World English Bible

in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;
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Matthew Henry on Ephesians 2:21

In him both Jews and Gentiles meet, and constitute one church; and Christ supports the building by his strength: In whom all the building, fitly framed together, &c., v. 21. All believers, of whom it consists, being united to Christ by faith, and among themselves by Christian charity, grow unto a holy temple, become a sacred society, in which there is much communion between God and his people, as in the temple, they worshipping and serving him, he manifesting himself…

Read Matthew Henry on Ephesians 2:14–22: The Union of Jews and Gentiles. (a. d. 61.)

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