Ephesians 2:21
Ephesians · New Testament · Chapter 2
“In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:”Ephesians 2:21
What Does Ephesians 2:21 Mean?
Ephesians 2:21 is found in the book of Ephesians, chapter 2, verse 21 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Community.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ephesians 2:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 6:19“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”1 Corinthians 3:16“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”Ephesians 3:17“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,”Ephesians 4:15“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:”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.”1 Corinthians 3:9“For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.”1 Peter 2:2“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”2 Corinthians 6:16“And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”Habakkuk 2:20“But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.”Ephesians 4:13“Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:”1 Kings 6:7“And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.”Hebrews 3:3“For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.”Exodus 26:1“Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.”Zechariah 8:3“Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.”Exodus 26:3“The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.”Exodus 36:10“And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another.”Exodus 36:29“And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners.”Exodus 38:20“And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.”Psalms 93:5“Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.”Ezekiel 42:12“And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.”
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