²¹ We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.

²² Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.

¹² Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

¹³ This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.