Ephesians 2:21

2:21 In him ¹  the whole building, ²  being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

Ephesians 4:16

4:16 From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together ³  through every supporting ligament. ⁴  As each one does its part, the body grows in love.

[2:21]  ¹ tn Grk “in whom” (v. 21 is a relative clause, subordinate to v. 20).

[2:21]  ² tc Although several important witnesses (א¹ A C P 6 81 326 1739^c 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.”

[4:16]  ³ tn The Greek participle συμβιβαζόμενον (sumbibazomenon) translated “held together” also has in different contexts, the idea of teaching implied in it.

[4:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “joint of supply.”