Ephesians 2:21

New International Reader's Version

The whole building is held together by him. It rises to become a holy temple because it belongs to the Lord.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:7

All the stones used for building the temple were shaped where they were cut. So hammers, chisels and other iron tools couldn’t be heard where the temple was being built.

Psalm 93:5

Your laws do not change, Lord. Your temple will be holy for all time to come.

Ezekiel 42:12

People entered the south rooms through the doorway at the east end of the inner sidewalk. The south wall continued east of the outer row of rooms.

1 Corinthians 3:9

We work together to serve God. You are like God’s field. You are like his building.

2 Corinthians 6:16

How can the temple of the true God and the statues of other gods agree? We are the temple of the living God. God has said, “I will live with them. I will walk among them. I will be their God. And they will be my people.” (Leviticus 26:12; Jeremiah 32:38; Ezekiel 37:27)

Colossians 2:19

They aren’t connected anymore to the head, who is Christ. But the whole body grows from the head. The muscles and tendons hold the body together. And God causes it to grow.

1 Timothy 3:15

Then if I have to put off my visit, you will know how people should act in God’s family. The family of God is the church of the living God. It is the pillar and foundation of the truth.