Ephesians 2:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

1 Cor 3:16 : 16 Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Pet 2:4-5 : 4 unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious, 5 ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 John 4:16 : 16 And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.
1 John 3:24 : 24 And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby {G5129} we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
1 John 4:13 : 13 hereby {G5129} we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
John 14:17-23 : 17 [ even] the Spirit of truth: whom the world cannot {G3756} receive; for it beholdeth him not, neither knoweth him: {G1161} ye know him; for he abideth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you desolate: I come unto you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more; but ye behold me: because I live, ye shall live also. 20 In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) saith unto him, Lord, what is come to pass that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
John 17:21-23 : 21 that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be {G1520} in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me. 22 And the glory which thou hast given me I have given unto them; that they may be one, even as we [are] one; 23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one; {G2532} that the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovedst them, even as thou lovedst me.
Rom 8:9-9 : 9 But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead shall give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
1 Cor 6:19 : 19 Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;
2 Cor 6:16 : 16 And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Eph 3:17 : 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Eph 2:18-21
4 verses
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18for through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father.
19So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
20being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;
21in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord;
1 Cor 3:16-17
2 verses
79%
16Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.
1 Pet 2:4-6
3 verses
79%
4unto whom coming, a living stone, rejected indeed of men, but with God elect, precious,
5ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6Because {G2532} it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not {G3361} be put to shame.
1 Cor 3:9-11
3 verses
76%
9For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's husbandry, God's building.
10According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon.
11For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Eph 4:15-16
2 verses
73%
15but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, [even] Christ;
16from whom all the body fitly framed and knit together through that which every joint supplieth, according to the working in [due] measure of each several part, maketh the increase of the body unto the building up of itself in love.
Jude 1:20
73%
20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
2 Cor 6:16
73%
16And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Heb 3:4
72%
4For every house is builded by some one; but he that built all things is God.
Eph 2:1
72%
1And you [did he make alive,] when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,
2 Cor 5:1-2
2 verses
72%
1For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
2For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven:
Eph 1:13
72%
13in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, — in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Col 2:9-10
2 verses
71%
9for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily,
10and in him ye are made full, who is the head of all principality and power:
Eph 3:16-17
2 verses
71%
16that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;
17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Eph 2:5-6
2 verses
71%
5even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved),
6and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly [places], in Christ Jesus:
2 Cor 5:5
71%
5Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who {G2532} gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
2 Cor 1:21-22
2 verses
71%
21Now he that establisheth us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God;
22who also sealed us, and gave [us] the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
1 Cor 6:17
71%
17But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
Eph 1:23
71%
23which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
1 Cor 6:19
70%
19Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;
Eph 2:10
70%
10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.
Col 2:7
70%
7rooted and builded up in him, and established in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding {G846} in thanksgiving.
Eph 4:23
70%
23and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
1 Cor 12:27
70%
27Now ye are the body of Christ, and {G1537} severally members thereof.
Col 2:19
70%
19and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increasing with the increase of God.
Rom 12:5
69%
5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and {G2596} severally members one of another.
Eph 2:8
69%
8for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;
1 Cor 12:12-13
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69%
12For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.
13For {G2532} in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.
1 Cor 3:23
69%
23and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
Rom 8:9
69%
9But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Eph 4:6
69%
6one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in {G5213} all.
1 John 4:13
69%
13hereby {G5129} we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
Eph 4:4
69%
4[ There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;
Eph 4:12
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12for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:
1 Cor 6:11
69%
11And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.
1 Chr 22:2
68%
2And David commanded to gather together the sojourners that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.