Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary 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,
American Standard Version
in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the 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:
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
Images 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, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner -stone, 21 in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord, 22 in whom also ye are builded together, for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?
Exodus 26:1-37
And thou dost make the tabernacle: ten curtains of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet; with cherubs, work of a designer, thou dost make them;
1 Kings 6:7
And the house, in its being built, of perfect stone brought thither hath been built, and hammer, and the axe -- any instrument of iron -- was not heard in the house, in its being built.
Psalm 93:5
Thy testimonies have been very stedfast, To Thy house comely is holiness, O Jehovah, for length of days!
Ezekiel 40:1-42
In the twenty and fifth year of our removal, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in this self-same day hath a hand of Jehovah been upon me, and He bringeth me in thither;
Ezekiel 42:12
And according to the openings of the chambers that are southward is an opening at the head of the way, the way directly in the front of the wall eastward in entering them.
1 Corinthians 3:9
for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are.
2 Corinthians 6:16
and what agreement to the sanctuary of God with idols? for ye are a sanctuary of the living God, according as God said -- 'I will dwell in them, and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people,
Ephesians 4:13-16
till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ,
Hebrews 3:3-4
for of more glory than Moses hath this one been counted worthy, inasmuch as more honour than the house hath he who doth build it,