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21 Through him the whole structure is held together and grows into a temple sacred in the Lord;(A) 22 in him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.(B)

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21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple(A) in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.(B)

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16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, with the proper functioning of each part, brings about the body’s growth and builds itself up in love.(A)

Renewal in Christ.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:17–24 Paul begins to indicate how the new life in Christ contrasts with the Gentiles’ old way of existence. Literally, the old self (Eph 4:22) and the new self (Eph 4:24) are “the old man” and “the new man” (anthrōpos, person), as at Eph 2:15; cf. note on Eph 4:13.

16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows(A) and builds itself up(B) in love,(C) as each part does its work.

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