Ephesians 2:22 Meaning and Explanation
“In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Ephesians 2:22 Mean?
Paul brings it home: 'ye also are builded together' -- his readers are part of this rising temple. They are not spectators of God's building project but stones within it, joined with all the others into one structure in Christ.
The purpose is breathtaking: to be 'an habitation of God through the Spirit.' God means to dwell among His people by His Spirit, making the church His home. The chapter that began with the dead and the distant ends here, with God taking up residence in the very people He has brought near and built together.
Ephesians 2:22 in the Original Language
katoiketerion (κατοικητήριον), 'habitation' -- a settled dwelling place, a home.
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What does Ephesians 2:22 mean?
In Christ the readers too are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.