Ephesians 2:22

In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Cross-references

Ephesians 4:6 Related theme

Ephesians 4:6 says God is 'in all' believers, reinforcing the corporate indwelling by the Spirit from 2:22.

Ephesians 4:4 Related theme

Ephesians 4:4 emphasizes one body and one Spirit — reinforcing the unity of believers as the Spirit's dwelling place here.

1 John 4:16 Parallel

1 John 4:16 connects abiding in God with love; God dwells in those who love.

1 John 4:13 Parallel

1 John 4:13 similarly affirms God lives in us and we in him, evidenced by the Spirit.

1 John 3:24 Related theme

1 John 3:24 echoes this indwelling: keeping commands leads to mutual abiding, confirmed by the Spirit.

1 Peter 2:5 Parallel

1 Peter 2:5 says believers as living stones are built into a spiritual house—directly paralleling the building together for God's dwelling.

1 Corinthians 6:19 says your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit—individualizing the corporate temple metaphor here.

1 Corinthians 3:16 declares believers are God's temple and the Spirit dwells in you—a near-identical image to this dwelling place.

John 14:17-23 promises the Spirit and the Father dwelling in believers—the very indwelling for which the temple is built.

Romans 8:9-11 states the Spirit dwells in you, directly connecting to the Spirit-filled temple described here.

1 Timothy 3:15 calls the church 'God's household,' the same concept as the dwelling place being built here.

Exodus 29:45 directly promises God's dwelling among Israel, fulfilled in the church as his spiritual dwelling.

Leviticus 26:11 promises God's dwelling among Israel, which Ephesians sees realized in the church.

Psalm 132:14 describes Zion as God's resting place forever — a OT type of the spiritual dwelling believers become in Christ.

Isaiah 56:5 Parallel

Isaiah 56:5 gives foreigners a place within God's temple — a parallel to believers now being built together as God's dwelling.

Hebrews 3:6 Parallel

Hebrews 3:6 explicitly states 'we are his house,' directly reinforcing the idea of believers as God's dwelling.

2 Timothy 1:14 speaks of the Holy Spirit who 'lives in us,' personalizing the corporate indwelling described here.

Colossians 2:7 uses 'built up in him' language, mirroring the building together imagery for believers as God's dwelling.

Colossians 1:27 reveals 'Christ in you' as the mystery, directly paralleling the Spirit's indwelling that builds the dwelling.

Habakkuk 2:20 declares God is in his holy temple — here believers themselves become that temple where God dwells.

Zechariah 8:3 says God will dwell in Zion — a type fulfilled in the church as the new dwelling place of God.

Matthew 23:21 affirms God dwells in the temple — now the church is that temple, built together by the Spirit.

Romans 15:16 presents Paul's Gentile converts as an offering sanctified by the Spirit — parallel to them being a dwelling built by the Spirit.

2 Timothy 2:20 uses a large house with varied vessels to illustrate the church, building on the dwelling metaphor.

Galatians 3:14 says Gentiles receive the promised Spirit through faith — the same Spirit by whom they are built into God's dwelling.

Hebrews 3:2 Related theme

Hebrews 3:2 mentions Moses' faithfulness in God's house, using the same household imagery for God's people.