21. In whom —as holding together the whole. fitly framed —so as exactly to fit together. groweth —"is growing" continually. Here an additional thought is added to the image; the Church has the growth of a living organism, not the mere increase of a building. Compare :- ; " lively stones . . . built up a spiritual house." Compare Ephesians 4:16 ; Zechariah 6:12 , "The Branch shall build the temple of the Lord," where similarly the growth of a branch, and the building of a temple, are joined. holy —as being the "habitation of God " ( Zechariah 6:12- : ). So "in the Lord" (Christ) answers to "through the Spirit" ( Ephesians 2:22 ; compare Ephesians 3:16 ; Ephesians 3:17 ). "Christ is the inclusive Head of all the building, the element in which it has its being and now its growth" [ALFORD]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-22" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological