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King James Bible - Ephesians 2:21

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:21

en el cual, compaginado todo el edificio, va creciendo para ser un Templo Santo en el Se�or;

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:21

Verse 21. In whom] By which foundation corner stone, Christ Jesus, all the building, composed of converted Jews and Gentiles, fitly framed together, sunarmologoumenh, properly jointed and connected together, groweth unto a holy temple - is continually increasing, as new converts from Judaism or heathenism flock into it. It is not a finished building, but will continue to increase, and be more and more perfect, till the day of judgment.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 21. In whom all the building fitly framed together , &c.] This building is to be understood of all the saints, and people of God; of the whole universal church, which is God's building; and is a building of a spiritual nature, and will abide for ever: and this is fitly framed together; it consists of various parts, as a building does; some saints are comparable to beams, some to rafters, others to pillars, &c. and these are joined and united to one another, and are set in an exact symmetry and proportion, and in a proper subserviency to each other; and so as to make for the good, the strength, and beauty of the whole. And it all centres in Christ; he has a great concern in this building; he is the master builder, and the foundation and cornerstone; and it being knit together in him, groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord : it grows by an accession of new stones, or of souls called by grace, and added to it; for this building is not yet openly and visibly completed, as it will be; in order to which the ministry of the word, and administration of ordinances are continued; and this will be in the latter day, when the number of God's elect, among Jews and Gentiles, shall be gathered in: and this growth may be understood also of an increase of those, who are openly laid in the building; of their spiritual growth into their head, Christ; and of an, increase of grace in them; which the word and ordinances are means of, under a divine blessing: and this building grows unto an �holy temple�, the Gospel church state, called a �temple�, in allusion to the temple at Jerusalem; whose materials were stones made ready and hewn, before they were brought thither; and whose magnificence, beauty, and glory, were very great; and it was the place of public worship, and of the divine abode, and was a very significant emblem of the church of God; (see 2 Corinthians 6:16), which is an �holy� one, set apart for holy uses, and internally sanctified by the Spirit of God; and which is discovered by external holiness of life, and conversation in the members of it: and this is said to be �in the Lord�; which phrase may refer to the word �groweth�, and denotes that growth and increase, both of persons and grace, the church has in, and from the Lord Jesus Christ; or to the word �holy�, and intimates, that the holiness of the church, and every member of it, is also in and from the Lord; or to the word �temple�, which is built for him to dwell in.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 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 on of the family; a servant, and a child in God's house. The church i 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 hope 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 griev the holy Comforter. Let us desire his gracious presence, and his influences upon our hearts. Let us seek to discharge the dutie allotted to us, to the glory of God __________________________________________________________________

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Greek Textus Receptus

εν 1722 ω 3739 πασα 3956 η 3588 οικοδομη 3619 συναρμολογουμενη 4883 5746 αυξει 837 5719 εις 1519 ναον 3485 αγιον 40 εν 1722 κυριω 2962

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

21. All the building (pasa oikodomh). Lit., every building. Rev., each several building. But the reference is evidently to one building, and the rendering of A.V. should be retained though the article is wanting. Fitly framed together (sunarmologoumenh). The present participle indicates the framing as in progress.

Temple (naon). Sanctuary. See on Matt. iv. 5. The more sacred portion of the structure is chosen for the figure.

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Robertson's NT Word Studies

2:21 {Each several building} (pasa oikodome). So without article Aleph B D G K L. oikodome is a late word from oikos and demw, to build for building up (edification) as in #Eph 4:29, qen for the building itself as here (#Mr 13:1f.). Ordinary Greek idiom here calls for "every building," not for "all the building" (Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 772), though it is not perfectly clear what that means. Each believer is called a naos qeou (#1Co 3:16). One may note the plural in #Mr 13:1 (oikodomai) of the various parts of the temple. Perhaps that is the idea here without precise definition of each oikodome. But there are examples of pas without the article where "all" is the idea as in pases ktisews (all creation) in #Col 1:15. {Fitly framed together} (sunarmologoumene). Double compound from sun and harmologos (binding, harmos, joint and legw), apparently made by Paul and in N.T. only here and #Eph 4:16. Architectural metaphor. {Into a holy temple} (eis naon hagion). The whole structure with all the oikodomai. Another metaphor for the Kingdom of God with which compare Peter's "spiritual house" (oikos pneumatikos) in which each is a living stone being built in (#1Pe 2:5).