Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 2:20
20. And are built Here the figure changes. From the family, here begins the building, put up with a very rapid and finished architecture. Its foundations are apostles and prophets. Not indeed their persons, but as the embodiments of the gospel they preached. The prophets are not of the Old Testament, but of the New, as in Ephesians 3:5; Ephesians 4:11. Corner stone The large stone laid by ancient builders at each corner to bind and hold the walls firmly together. See note Matthew... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 2:19
19. Fellow citizens The bright reverse of the alienation and exile pictured in Ephesians 2:11-12. Household God is father of the family; the saints are its members; and both Jew and Gentile are a unit in this filial saintship. read more