Ephesians 2:20,Ephesians 2:21

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 2:19-22

The consequences of Gentile believers’ union with Jewish believers 2:19-22 read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 2:20

Paul, third, compared the church to a temple. It rests on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Evidently New Testament prophets are in view since the word "prophets" follows "apostles" (cf. Ephesians 3:5; Ephesians 4:11). These men constituted the foundation of the church since it was through them that God revealed and established the church."In practical terms this means that the church is built on the New Testament Scriptures." [Note: Stott, p. 107.] When Paul wrote, the cornerstone... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 2:1-22

Gentiles and Jews are now One in Chirst1-10. Further illustration of God’s power. He raised both Gentiles and Jews from the death of sin and exalted them to Christ’s side.2. The prince of the power of the air] Jewish phraseology, as in Ephesians 1:21. The air is regarded as full of evil powers, with Satan as their prince (Ephesians 6:12; Luke 22:53; Acts 26:18; Colossians 1:13). 3. Also we] ’we Jews were as dead in sins as you Gentiles, and were thus objects of God’s wrath’ (Ephesians 5:6).Had... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 2:19-22

(2 c.) Ephesians 2:19-22 sum up the two-fold idea of this chapter—union of the Gentiles, with God and with God’s chosen people—in the metaphor of the One Temple, of which Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone, and which, both collectively and in the individuality of each part, grows into a habitation of God. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 2:20

(20) Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets.—In spite of much ancient and valuable authority, it seems impossible to take “the prophets” of this verse to be the prophets of the Old Testament. The order of the two words and the comparison of Ephesians 3:5; Ephesians 4:11, appear to be decisive—to say nothing of the emphasis on the present, in contrast with the past, which runs through the whole chapter. But it is more difficult to determine in what sense “the foundation of the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 2:20-22

(20-22) In these verses there is a sudden change from a political to a physical metaphor, possibly suggested by the word “household.” The metaphor itself, of the Church as “a building of God”—frequently used in the New Testament—reaches its full perfection in this passage. (1) It starts, of course, from the words of our Lord (Matthew 16:18), “On this rock I will build my Church;” but in the use of it sometimes the prominent idea is of the growth by addition of individual stones, sometimes of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ephesians 2:1-22

Ephesians 2:0 The Apostle Paul is not always just the same. He is consistent, but never monotonous. He is a sevenfold man; his Epistles are his truest photograph. Have you ever read the Epistles in the light of that suggestion? not only to find out what the Epistles are, but what their author was. He never wearies us, because he has a great gift of escaping monotony. He is rugged, incoherent, sometimes almost verbally self-contradictory; he is full of parentheses, he makes great use of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:19-22

Chapter 11GOD’S TEMPLE IN HUMANITYEphesians 2:19-22Now unfrequently it is the last word or phrase of the paragraph that gives us the clue to St. Paul’s meaning and discloses the point at which he has aimed all along. So in this instance. "For a habitation of God in the Spirit": behold the goal of God’s ways with mankind! For this end the Divine grace has wrought through countless ages and has made its great sacrifice. For this end Jew and Gentile are being gathered into one and compacted into a... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ephesians 2:11-22

3. The Mystery Made Known CHAPTERS 2:11-3:21 1. The condition of the Gentiles (Ephesians 2:11-12 ) 2. But now in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:13-19 ) 3. The new and great relationship (Ephesians 2:19-22 ) 4. The Mystery made known and Paul’s ministry (Ephesians 3:1-13 ) 5. The prayer (Ephesians 3:14-19 ) 6. The doxology (Ephesians 3:20-21 ) With the eleventh verse of the second chapter we reach a new division in this Epistle. The great mystery of the masterwork of God, the Church, is next... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 2:20

2:20 {15} And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the {r} chief corner [stone];(15) The Lord committed the doctrine of salvation, first to the prophets, and then to the apostles, the end of which, and matter as it were and substance, is Christ. Therefore that is indeed the true and universal Church which is built upon Christ by the prophets and apostles, as a spiritual temple consecrated to God.(r) That is the corner stone of the building, for... read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 2:19-22

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ephesians 2:20

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 2:1-22

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 2:19-22

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 2:20

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Ephesians 2:20-22

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ephesians 2:1-22

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:19-22

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ephesians 2:11-22

Geneva Study Bible - Ephesians 2:20

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