who is the first installment of our inheritance, so that we may finally come into full possession of the prize of redemption, and praise His glory for it.

For He Himself is our peace, He is the one who has made us both into one body and has broken down the barrier that kept us apart;

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,

and you yourselves, in union with Him, in fellowship with one another, are being built up into a dwelling for God through the Spirit.

By reading this you will be able to understand my insight into the secret about the Christ --

What does "He went up" mean, except that He had first gone down into the lower regions of the earth?

But, on the other hand, we shall go on holding to the truth and in love growing up into perfect union with Him, that is, Christ Himself who is the Head.