Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
Holman Bible
The whole building, being put together
International Standard Version
In union with him the whole building is joined together and rises into a holy sanctuary for the Lord.
A Conservative Version
in whom the whole building joined together grows into a holy temple in Lord,
Amplified
in whom the whole structure is joined together, and it continues [to increase] growing into a holy temple in the Lord [a sanctuary dedicated, set apart, and sacred to the presence of the Lord].
An Understandable Version
In [harmony with] Him the entire building [i.e., the church] is properly assembled, rising into a dedicated temple for the Lord. [See I Cor. 3:16-17].
Anderson New Testament
in whom the whole building, compactly fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;
Bible in Basic English
In whom all the building, rightly joined together, comes to be a holy house of God in the Lord;
Common New Testament
in whom the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord;
Daniel Mace New Testament
on which the whole structure rises with symmetry into a temple, consecrated by the Lord:
Darby Translation
in whom all the building fitted together increases to a holy temple in the Lord;
Godbey New Testament
in whom the entire edifice, being assimilated, increases into a holy temple in the Lord;
Goodspeed New Testament
Through him every part of the building is closely united and grows into a temple sacred through its relation to the Lord,
John Wesley New Testament
groweth into an holy temple in the Lord:
Julia Smith Translation
In whom all the building fitted together increases into a holy temple in the Lord:
King James 2000
In whom all the building fitly framed together grows unto a holy temple in the Lord:
Lexham Expanded Bible
in whom the whole building, joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
Modern King James verseion
in whom every building having been fitly framed together, grows into a holy sanctuary in the Lord;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
in whom every building coupled together, groweth unto a holy temple in the Lord,
Moffatt New Testament
in him the whole structure is welded together and rises into a sacred temple in the Lord,
Montgomery New Testament
In him the whole building, fitly framed together, rises into a holy temple in the Lord;
NET Bible
In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
New Heart English Bible
in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;
Noyes New Testament
in whom all the building, fitly framed together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord;
Sawyer New Testament
by which all the building being fitted together grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
The Emphasized Bible
In whom, an entire building, in process of being fitly joined together, is growing into a holy shrine in the Lord;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
in whom the whole building exactly cemented together groweth into a holy temple in the Lord:
Twentieth Century New Testament
United in him, every part of the building, closely joined together, will grow into a Temple, consecrated by its union with the Lord.
Webster
In whom all the building fitly framed together, groweth to a holy temple in the Lord:
Weymouth New Testament
in union with whom the whole fabric, fitted and closely joined together, is growing so as to form a holy sanctuary in the Lord;
Williams New Testament
In union with Him the whole building is harmoniously fitted together and continues to grow into a temple, sacred through its union with the Lord,
World English Bible
in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;
Worrell New Testament
in Whom all the building, fitly framed together, is growing up into a holy temple in the Lord;
Worsley New Testament
in whom the whole building fitly joined together increaseth to an holy temple in the Lord:
Youngs Literal Translation
in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,
Themes
Church » Body of Christ » Compared to a building
Church » Christian, divinely established
Spiritual » Temple » General references to
Temple » Figurative » Of the ekklesia (body of Christ)
Topics
Interlinear
Pas
sunarmologeo
Devotionals
Devotionals about Ephesians 2:21
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Ephesians 2:21
Prayers for Ephesians 2:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Temple For The Lord
20 being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone; 21 in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord; 22 in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Exodus 26:1-37
Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shalt thou make them.
1 Kings 6:7
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
Psalm 93:5
Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for evermore.
Ezekiel 40:1-42
In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day, the hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me thither.
Ezekiel 42:12
And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door at the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's husbandry, God's building.
2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Ephesians 4:13-16
till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Hebrews 3:3-4
For he hath been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by so much as he that built the house hath more honor than the house.