being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Ephesians 2:20 in context
Ephesians 2:17–22
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He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near.
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For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
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So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and of the household of God,
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being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
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in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;
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in whom you also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
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