Ephesians 2:22
22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
Other Translations of Ephesians 2:22
King James Version
22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
English Standard Version
22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by
The Message
22 all of us built into it, a temple in which God is quite at home.
New King James Version
22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
New Living Translation
22 Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ephesians 2:22
Commentary on Ephesians 2:19-22
(Read Ephesians 2:19-22)
The church is compared to a city, and every converted sinner is free of it. It is also compared to a house, and every converted sinner is one of the family; a servant, and a child in God's house. The church is also compared to a building, founded on the doctrine of Christ; delivered by the prophets of the Old Testament, and the apostles of the New. God dwells in all believers now; they become the temple of God through the working of the blessed Spirit. Let us then ask if our hopes are fixed on Christ, according to the doctrine of his word? Have we devoted ourselves as holy temples to God through him? Are we habitations of God by the Spirit, are we spiritually-minded, and do we bring forth the fruits of the Spirit? Let us take heed not to grieve the holy Comforter. Let us desire his gracious presence, and his influences upon our hearts. Let us seek to discharge the duties allotted to us, to the glory of God.