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

各房靠他联络得合式，渐渐成为主的圣殿。

靠着他整座房子连接得紧凑，渐渐成为在主里的圣殿。

靠着他整座房子连接得紧凑，渐渐成为在主里的圣殿。

整座建筑的各部分都靠祂巧妙地连接在一起，逐渐成为主的圣殿。

整座建筑都靠着他连接配合，渐渐增长成为在主里面的圣所。

在基督耶稣里，全部建筑互相连接，渐渐成为在主里的圣殿；

各房靠他聯絡得合式，漸漸成為主的聖殿。

靠着他整座房子連接得緊湊，漸漸成為在主裏的聖殿。

靠着他整座房子連接得緊湊，漸漸成為在主裏的聖殿。

整座建築的各部分都靠祂巧妙地連接在一起，逐漸成為主的聖殿。

整座建築都靠著他連接配合，漸漸增長成為在主裡面的聖所。

靠着他、各部建築都互相聯接，漸漸高大，成為在主裏的聖殿堂。

在基督耶穌裡，全部建築互相連接，漸漸成為在主裡的聖殿；

諸宇於彼中結構、漸成主之聖殿、

四宇搆合、築為主之聖殿、

全屋賴彼而得聯絡、漸成主之聖殿、

石上廣廈、經營正殷、結構日精、而規模日宏、駸駸乎將因主而成為聖殿矣。

In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.

The whole building is held together by him. It rises to become a holy temple because it belongs to the Lord.

in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

In him the whole building, being put together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord,

in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord;

The whole building, being put together by Him, grows into a holy sanctuary in the Lord.

In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

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

in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;

Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

And what union can there be between God’s temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said:“ I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

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.Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building.

Your royal laws cannot be changed. Your reign, O Lord, is holy forever and ever.

“ Make the Tabernacle from ten curtains of finely woven linen. Decorate the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.These ten curtains must all be exactly the same size— 42 feet long and 6 feet wide.Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, then join the other five into a second long curtain.Put loops of blue yarn along the edge of the last curtain in each set.The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain are to match the fifty loops along the edge of the other curtain.Then make fifty gold clasps and fasten the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle will be made of one continuous piece.“ Make eleven curtains of goat hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle.These eleven curtains must all be exactly the same size— 45 feet long and 6 feet wide.Join five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and join the other six into a second long curtain. Allow 3 feet of material from the second set of curtains to hang over the front of the sacred tent.Make fifty loops for one edge of each large curtain.Then make fifty bronze clasps, and fasten the loops of the long curtains with the clasps. In this way, the tent covering will be made of one continuous piece.The remaining 3 feet of this tent covering will be left to hang over the back of the Tabernacle.Allow 18 inches of remaining material to hang down over each side, so the Tabernacle is completely covered.Complete the tent covering with a protective layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather.“ For the framework of the Tabernacle, construct frames of acacia wood.Each frame must be 15 feet high and 27 inches wide,with two pegs under each frame. Make all the frames identical.Make twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle.Also make forty silver bases— two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases.For the north side of the Tabernacle, make another twenty frames,with their forty silver bases, two bases under each frame.Make six frames for the rear— the west side of the Tabernacle—along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle.These corner frames will be matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Make both of these corner units the same way.So there will be eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases— two bases under each frame.“ Make crossbars of acacia wood to link the frames, five crossbars for the north side of the Tabernacleand five for the south side. Also make five crossbars for the rear of the Tabernacle, which will face west.The middle crossbar, attached halfway up the frames, will run all the way from one end of the Tabernacle to the other.Overlay the frames with gold, and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Overlay the crossbars with gold as well.“ Set up this Tabernacle according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain.“ For the inside of the Tabernacle, make a special curtain of finely woven linen. Decorate it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.Hang this curtain on gold hooks attached to four posts of acacia wood. Overlay the posts with gold, and set them in four silver bases.Hang the inner curtain from clasps, and put the Ark of the Covenant in the room behind it. This curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.“ Then put the Ark’s cover— the place of atonement— on top of the Ark of the Covenant inside the Most Holy Place.Place the table outside the inner curtain on the north side of the Tabernacle, and place the lampstand across the room on the south side.“ Make another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. Make it of finely woven linen and embroider it with exquisite designs, using blue, purple, and scarlet thread.Craft five posts from acacia wood. Overlay them with gold, and hang the curtain from them with gold hooks. Cast five bronze bases for the posts.

But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a house deserves more praise than the house itself.For every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God.

On April 28, during the twenty fifth year of our captivity— fourteen years after the fall of Jerusalem— the Lord took hold of me.In a vision from God he took me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain. From there I could see toward the south what appeared to be a city.As he brought me nearer, I saw a man whose face shone like bronze standing beside a gateway entrance. He was holding in his hand a linen measuring cord and a measuring rod.He said to me,“ Son of man, watch and listen. Pay close attention to everything I show you. You have been brought here so I can show you many things. Then you will return to the people of Israel and tell them everything you have seen.”I could see a wall completely surrounding the Temple area. The man took a measuring rod that was 10 1/2 feet long and measured the wall, and the wall was 10 1/2 feet thick and 10 1/2 feet high.Then he went over to the eastern gateway. He climbed the steps and measured the threshold of the gateway; it was 10 1/2 feet front to back.There were guard alcoves on each side built into the gateway passage. Each of these alcoves was 10 1/2 feet square, with a distance between them of 8 3/4 feet along the passage wall. The gateway’s inner threshold, which led to the entry room at the inner end of the gateway passage, was 10 1/2 feet front to back.He also measured the entry room of the gateway.It was 14 feet across, with supporting columns 3 1/2 feet thick. This entry room was at the inner end of the gateway structure, facing toward the Temple.There were three guard alcoves on each side of the gateway passage. Each had the same measurements, and the dividing walls separating them were also identical.The man measured the gateway entrance, which was 17 1/2 feet wide at the opening and 22 3/4 feet wide in the gateway passage.In front of each of the guard alcoves was a 21 inch curb. The alcoves themselves were 10 1/2 feet on each side.Then he measured the entire width of the gateway, measuring the distance between the back walls of facing guard alcoves; this distance was 43 3/4 feet.He measured the dividing walls all along the inside of the gateway up to the entry room of the gateway; this distance was 105 feet.The full length of the gateway passage was 87 1/2 feet from one end to the other.There were recessed windows that narrowed inward through the walls of the guard alcoves and their dividing walls. There were also windows in the entry room. The surfaces of the dividing walls were decorated with carved palm trees.Then the man brought me through the gateway into the outer courtyard of the Temple. A stone pavement ran along the walls of the courtyard, and thirty rooms were built against the walls, opening onto the pavement.This pavement flanked the gates and extended out from the walls into the courtyard the same distance as the gateway entrance. This was the lower pavement.Then the man measured across the Temple’s outer courtyard between the outer and inner gateways; the distance was 175 feet.The man measured the gateway on the north just like the one on the east.Here, too, there were three guard alcoves on each side, with dividing walls and an entry room. All the measurements matched those of the east gateway. The gateway passage was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves.The windows, the entry room, and the palm tree decorations were identical to those in the east gateway. There were seven steps leading up to the gateway entrance, and the entry room was at the inner end of the gateway passage.Here on the north side, just as on the east, there was another gateway leading to the Temple’s inner courtyard directly opposite this outer gateway. The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet.Then the man took me around to the south gateway and measured its various parts, and they were exactly the same as in the others.It had windows along the walls as the others did, and there was an entry room where the gateway passage opened into the outer courtyard. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide between the back walls of facing guard alcoves.This gateway also had a stairway of seven steps leading up to it, and an entry room at the inner end, and palm tree decorations along the dividing walls.And here again, directly opposite the outer gateway, was another gateway that led into the inner courtyard. The distance between the two gateways was 175 feet.Then the man took me to the south gateway leading into the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways.Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those in the others. It also had windows along its walls and in the entry room. And like the others, the gateway passage was 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide.( The entry rooms of the gateways leading into the inner courtyard were 14 feet across and 43 3/4 feet wide.)The entry room to the south gateway faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.Then he took me to the east gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways.Its guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room were the same size as those of the others, and there were windows along the walls and in the entry room. The gateway passage measured 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide.Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.Then he took me around to the north gateway leading to the inner courtyard. He measured it, and it had the same measurements as the other gateways.The guard alcoves, dividing walls, and entry room of this gateway had the same measurements as in the others and the same window arrangements. The gateway passage measured 87 1/2 feet long and 43 3/4 feet wide.Its entry room faced into the outer courtyard, and it had palm tree decorations on the columns. There were eight steps leading to its entrance.A door led from the entry room of one of the inner gateways into a side room, where the meat for sacrifices was washed.On each side of this entry room were two tables, where the sacrificial animals were slaughtered for the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings.Outside the entry room, on each side of the stairs going up to the north entrance, were two more tables.So there were eight tables in all— four inside and four outside— where the sacrifices were cut up and prepared.There were also four tables of finished stone for preparation of the burnt offerings, each 31 1/2 inches square and 21 inches high. On these tables were placed the butchering knives and other implements for slaughtering the sacrificial animals.

So there was an entrance in the wall facing the doors of the inner block of rooms, and another on the east at the end of the interior walkway.

The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site.