Ephesians 2:19-22 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

The Church a city. The Gentiles were now no longer strangers, but fellow-citizens with the saints. I. THE CITY MAY BE REGARDED EITHER AS THE CHURCH ON EARTH OR THE CHURCH IN HEAVEN . They are equally the city of God "which hath foundations, whose Builder and Maker is God." It is a city strongly fortified with the walls and bulwarks of salvation, and is surrounded by a river of love, which ministers to the wants of its citizens. There God dwells in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

The Church a family. The Gentiles were no longer mere inmates of the family without domestic rights, like the guests of the priests in ancient times (Le 22:10), but "members of the household of God." I. THE CHURCH IS OFTEN LIKENED TO A FAMILY OR HOUSE , which is a much more intimate brotherhood than the city with all its precious franchises. The Church, which is the pillar and ground of the truth, is the house of God (t Timothy Ephesians 3:15 ); we are Christ's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19-22

The Christian temple. The pride of Ephesus was her world-famed temple, in which the religion, the art, and even the commerce of the city centered and flourished. What the temple of Diana was materially in its visible romp and power, the Church of Christ is to be spiritually, but with a higher splendor and a wider influence. More than once has St. Paul described the Church as a temple. The truths shadowed forth by this name press upon us with weighty importance. I. THE MATERIALS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:20

Being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. A new figure, the third here introduced to denote the change—that of a temple, of which Christians are stones. There is no contrast in form in this figure, as in the other two; it just expresses directly the privilege attained. There is a real contrast, however, between the first three and the last three verses of the chapter—the lowest degradation expressed in the one, the highest elevation in the ether. Observe, the apostle... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:20-22

The Christian temple. This the climax of the comparison between past and present pursued in this chapter. Temple of Diana at Ephesus may have suggested the figure. The three persons of the Godhead are concerned in this work of building. The three are brought together in Ephesians 2:22 . Glorious threefold cord, securing the salvation and final glory of the Church! The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost are with her foreverse While all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:21

In whom all the building. Not even the figure of a building can keep the apostle from his favorite idea of vital fellowship with Christ as the soul of all Christianity—"in whom." πᾶσα οἰκοδομὴ is rendered in R.V. "each several building." But surely the want of the article does not make imperative a rendering which is out of keeping with the apostle's object, viz. to illustrate the organic unity of believers, Jewish and Gentile, as one great body (comp. Ephesians 4:4 , "There is one... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:21-22

The Church a holy temple. It is elsewhere called" a spiritual house," composed of "living stones," built upon him who is a living Stone laid in Zion, elect, precious, though rejected of men ( 1 Peter 2:4 , 1 Peter 2:5 ). Each believer is a living stone, dug out of the quarry of nature, hewn by the Word and ministry, laid in the foundation, and built into the heavenly structure. The Church is God's building, not man's. There are four things observable in the apostle's account of this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:22

In whom ye also are builded together. Once more the vitalizing element—"in whom;" for this is better than "in which," inasmuch as this verse is substantially a reduplication of the preceding one, making special application of the same subject to the Ephesians. The person changes from the third to the second, to make emphatic that the Ephesians shared this great privilege. Their relations towards believing Jews and other believers in the Church were not accidental; they were "builded... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 2:19

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners - You are reckoned with the people of God. You are entitled to their privileges, and are not to be regarded as outcasts and aliens. The meaning is, that they belonged to the same community - the same family - as the people of God. The word rendered “strangers” - ξένοι xenoi - means “foreigners in state,” as opposed to citizens. The word rendered “foreigners” - πάροικοι paroikoi - means “guests in a private family,” as opposed to the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 2:20

And are built upon the foundation - The comparison of the church with a building, is common in the Scriptures: compare the notes at 1 Corinthians 3:9-10. The comparison was probably taken from the temple, and as that was an edifice of great beauty, expense, and sacredness, it was natural to compare the church with it. Besides, the temple was the sacred place where God dwelt on the earth; and as the church was the place where he delighted now to abide, it became natural to speak of his church as... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:19-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:20-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 2:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 2:20

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