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20 You believers are like a building that God owns. That building was built on the foundation that the apostles and prophets prepared. Christ Jesus himself is the most important stone[a] in that building. 21 The whole building is joined together in Christ, and he makes it grow and become a holy temple[b] in the Lord. 22 And in Christ you are being built together with his other people. You are being made into a place where God lives through the Spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:20 most important stone Literally, “cornerstone.” The first and most important stone in a building.
  2. Ephesians 2:21 temple God’s house—the place where God’s people worship him. Here, it means that believers are the spiritual temple where God lives.

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