Ephesians 2:21
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In whom all the building, being framed together, groweth up into an holy temple in the Lord.

all.

Ephesians 4:13-16 Until we all meet into the unity of faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the age of the fulness of Christ: . . .

Ezekiel 40:1-42:20 In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, the tenth day of the month, the fourteenth year after the city was destroyed: in the selfsame day the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me thither. . . .

1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are God's coadjutors. You are God's husbandry: you are God's building.

Hebrews 3:3,4 For this man was counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, by so much as he that hath built the house hath greater honour than the house. . . .

fitly.

Exodus 26:1-37 And thou shalt make the tabernacle in this manner: Thou shalt make ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and violet and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, diversified with embroidery. . . .

1 Kings 6:7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stones, hewed and made ready: so that there was neither hammer nor axe, nor any tool of iron heard in the house when it was in building.

an.

Psalm 93:5 Thy testimonies are become exceedingly credible: holiness becometh thy house, O Lord, unto length of days.

Ezekiel 42:12 According to the doors of the chambers that were towards the south: there was a door in the head of the way, which way was before the porch, separated towards the east as one entereth in.

1 Corinthians 3:17 But if any man violate the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which you are.

2 Corinthians 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God: as God saith: I will dwell in them and walk among them. And I will be their God: and they shall be my people.

Context
A Temple in the Lord
20Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone: 21In whom all the building, being framed together, groweth up into an holy temple in the Lord. 22In whom you also are built together into an habitation of God in the Spirit.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 3:16
Know you not that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Ephesians 4:15
But doing the truth in charity, we may in all things grow up in him who is the head, even Christ:

Colossians 2:19
And not holding the head, from which the whole body, by joints and bands, being supplied with nourishment and compacted, groweth into the increase of God.

1 Timothy 3:15
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Lexicon
In
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

Him
(hō)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

the whole
πᾶσα (pasa)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

building
οἰκοδομὴ (oikodomē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3619: Feminine of a compound of oikos and the base of doma; architecture, i.e. a structure; figuratively, confirmation.

is fitted together
συναρμολογουμένη (synarmologoumenē)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4883: From sun and a derivative of a compound of harmos and lego; to render close-jointed together, i.e. Organize compactly.

[and] grows
αὔξει (auxei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 837: (a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow, i.e. Enlarge.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

a holy
ἅγιον (hagion)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.

temple
ναὸν (naon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3485: A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the] Lord.
Κυρίῳ (Kyriō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.


Additional Translations
In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is increasing into a holy temple in the Lord,

In whom all the building fitly framed together grows to an holy temple in the Lord:

in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord;

in whom all [the] building fitted together increases to a holy temple in the Lord;

in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord;

In whom all the building fitly framed together, groweth to a holy temple in the Lord:

in union with whom the whole fabric, fitted and closely joined together, is growing so as to form a holy sanctuary in the Lord;

in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;

in whom all the building fitly framed together doth increase to an holy sanctuary in the Lord,
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