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inἐνwhomᾧyouὑμεῖςalsoκαὶare being built togetherσυνοικοδομεῖσθεintoεἰςa dwelling placeκατοικητήριονof Godτοῦ θεοῦinἐνthe Spirit.πνεύματι
Ephesians 2:22
Study it in the app“in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.”
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 2:22, word by word
- are being built togetherσυνοικοδομεῖσθεsynoikodomeisthe
build together
Build together, be built up along with others.
Where else “synoikodomeisthe” appears- a dwelling placeκατοικητήριονkatoikētērion
dwelling place
Dwelling place, a place where someone lives for good.
Where else “katoikētērion” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- the Spiritπνεύματιpneumati
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumati” appears
The context
21in whom the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy sanctuary in the Lord,
22 · This verse (above)
To study Ephesians 2 in a group
1. What it says
How does Paul describe what we were before and what God did for us (v. 1-5)?
2. What it means
Paul says we are saved by grace and created for good works (v. 8-10). How do these two things fit together?
3. How I live it
The chapter speaks of people once far off who are now near (v. 13-19). Whom could you draw near to today, with respect and kindness?