2:22a

in Him: The phrase in Him means “because you are united in/with Christ.” See how you translated it in 2:21a.

you too are being built together: This is a passive. If it would be more natural in your language to make this active, you can supply the word “Christ” as the agent and say this:

⌊Christ⌋ is building you together

you too: The pronoun you refers to “you Gentiles.” The Gentiles are also being built and joined into the temple along with the Jews.

built together: The phrase built together is a figure of speech. It is part of the metaphor Paul used. See the above note for 2:20–22 for more information. Here, it means that the Gentiles who believe in Christ are being joined together in one group with Jews who believe in Christ.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

And you ⌊Gentile believers⌋ are also being joined together ⌊with all of God’s other people⌋.
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And ⌊Christ⌋ is also joining you ⌊Gentile believers⌋ together ⌊with all of God’s other people⌋.

2:22b

a dwelling place for God: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as a dwelling place for God is literally “dwelling-place of God.” This is another way of saying “holy temple in the Lord” in 2:21. But here, it is a figure of speech. Paul is saying that the believers together are like a building that can be compared to the temple.

in His Spirit: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as in His Spirit is literally “in spirit.” This phrase tells how God lives in this house—that is, in us. He lives in us by the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. In other words, because the Holy Spirit dwells in us, we can say that God dwells in us.

Here are some other ways to translate this verse:

And you are part of that building Christ has built as a place for God’s own Spirit to live (Contemporary English Version)
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Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit (New Living Translation (2004))
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Because you are in Christ, God will come and take both of you Jews and Gentiles and build you together into one house where the Spirit will live with you.

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