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Ephesians 2:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 20 and you have been built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,+ while Christ Jesus himself is the foundation cornerstone.+

Ephesians 2:20

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 20 ἐποικοδομηθέντες having been built up ἐπὶ upon τῷ the θεμελίῳ foundation τῶν of the ἀποστόλων apostles καὶ and προφητῶν, of prophets, ὄντος being ἀκρογωνιαίου top corner (stone) αὐτοῦ of him Χριστοῦ of Christ Ἰησοῦ, Jesus,

Ephesians 2:20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 20 and YOU have been built up upon the foundation*+ of the apostles+ and prophets,+ while Christ Jesus himself is the foundation cornerstone.+

Ephesians 2:20

The Bible in Living English
- 20 built in on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus himself,

Ephesians 2:20

American Standard Version
- 20 being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;

Ephesians 2:20

The Emphasized Bible
- 20 Having been built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, There being for chief corner stone Jesus Christ himself,—

Ephesians 2:20

King James Version
- 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

Ephesians Study Notes—Chapter 2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 2:20
  
  the foundation cornerstone: This expression occurs only twice in the Christian Greek Scriptures, here and at 1Pe 2:6. Jesus is “the foundation cornerstone” of the Christian congregation, which Paul likens to a building. (Eph 2:21) The Greek term rendered “foundation cornerstone” occurs once in the Septuagint, in the Messianic prophecy at Isa 28:16. There Jehovah foretold that he would lay “as a foundation in Zion a tested stone, the precious cornerstone of a sure foundation.” Peter quotes from this prophecy and applies the expression to Jesus. (1Pe 2:4-6) The foundation cornerstone in public buildings and city walls was placed where two walls met. It bound together the other stones. For the building to be properly constructed, all the stones had to conform to the cornerstone.