11 translations · Greek
Ephesians 2:20
being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
Ephesians 2:20 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
- KJV King James Version
- And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- ASV American Standard Version
- being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being chief corner-[stone],
- FBV Free Bible Version
- that's being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner -[stone],
- DBY Darby Translation
- being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner -stone ;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone:
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐποικοδομηθέντες | epoikodomēthentes | built | G2026 ἐποικοδομέω to build up/upon |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θεμελίῳ | themeliō | foundation | G2310 θεμέλιος foundation |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀποστόλων | apostolōn | apostles | G652 ἀπόστολος apostle |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| προφητῶν | prophētōn | prophets | G4396 προφήτης prophet |
| ὄντος | ontos | as | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἀκρογωνιαίου | akrogōniaiou | [the] cornerstone | G204 ἀκρογωνιαῖος cornerstone |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | Himself | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| Χριστοῦ | Christou | [with] Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 2:4–5
coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious. You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Isaiah 28:16
Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.
- 1 Peter 2:7–8
For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,” and, “a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
- Psalm 118:22
The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Ephesians 4:11–13
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
- Matthew 16:18
I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- Revelation 21:14
The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
- Acts 4:11–12
He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’ There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”
- 1 Corinthians 3:9–11
For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it. For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.
- Mark 12:10–11
Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord, it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
18 For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
19 So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,
20 being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
21 in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;
22 in whom you also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.
Read all of Ephesians 2 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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