Ephesians 2:21

2:21 In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

Ephesians 3:11

3:11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

tn Grk “in whom” (v. 21 is a relative clause, subordinate to v. 20).

tc Although several important witnesses (א1 A C P 6 81 326 1739c 1881) have πᾶσα ἡ οἰκοδομή (pasa Jh oikodomh), instead of πᾶσα οἰκοδομή (the reading of א* B D F G Ψ 33 1739* Ï), the article is almost surely a scribal addition intended to clarify the meaning of the text, for with the article the meaning is unambiguously “the whole building.”

tn Or “every building.” Although “every building” is a more natural translation of the Greek, it does not fit as naturally into the context, which (with its emphasis on corporate unity) seems to stress the idea of one building.

tn Grk “according to.” The verse is a prepositional phrase subordinate to v. 10.