Christian Standard Bible
Ephesians 4:13
13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into maturity with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness.
Ephesians 4:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
- New International Version (NIV)until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
- English Standard Version (ESV)until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
- New King James Version (NKJV)till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
Context of Ephesians 4:13
11And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into maturity with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness. 14Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit. 15But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head — Christ.
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μέχρι καταντήσωμεν οἱ πάντες εἰς τὴν ἑνότητα τῆς πίστεως καὶ τῆς ἐπιγνώσεως τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, εἰς ἄνδρα τέλειον, εἰς μέτρον ἡλικίας τοῦ πληρώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Tillμέχριmechri mechris · untilG3360
- weκαταντάωkatantaō · to come toG2658
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- inεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the unityἑνότηςhenotēs · unityG1775
- of the faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- of the knowledgeἐπίγνωσιςepignōsis · knowledgeG1922
- of the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- a perfectτέλειοςteleios · perfectG5046
- manἀνήρanēr · manG435
- the measureμέτρονmetron · measureG3358
- of the statureἡλικίαhēlikia · age/heightG2244
- of the fulnessπλήρωμαplērōma · fulfillmentG4138
- of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
Cross-references for Ephesians 4:13
- Ephesians 4:3making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
- Jeremiah 32:38They will be my people, and I will be their God.
- Ezekiel 37:21tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: I am going to take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.
- Zephaniah 3:9For I will then restore pure speech to the peoples so that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve him with a single purpose.
- Zechariah 14:9On that day the Lord will become King over the whole earth — the Lord alone, and his name alone.
- John 17:21May they all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us, so that the world may believe you sent me.
- Acts 4:32Now the entire group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.
- 1 Corinthians 1:10Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction.
- Philippians 2:1If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,
- Isaiah 53:11After his anguish, he will see light and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will carry their iniquities.
- Matthew 11:27All things have been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
- John 16:3They will do these things because they haven’t known the Father or me.
- John 17:3This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent — Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Philippians 3:8More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ
- Colossians 2:2I want their hearts to be encouraged and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of complete understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery — Christ.
Commentaries on Ephesians 4:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13In the unity of the faith - Jews and Gentiles being all converted according to the doctrines laid down in the faith - the Christian system. The knowledge of the Son of God - A trite understanding of the mystery of the incarnation; why God was manifest in the flesh, and why this was necessary in order to human salvation. Unto a perfect man - · One thoroughly instructed; the whole body of the Church being fully taught, justified, sanctified, and sealed…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Till we all come - Until all Christians arrive at a state of complete unity, and to entire perfection. In the unity of the faith - Margin, into. The meaning is, until we all hold the same truths, and have the same confidence in the Son of God; see the notes on John 17:21-23. And of the knowledge of the Son of God - That they might attain to the satire practical acquaintance with the Son of God, and might thus come to the maturity of Christian piety; see…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-16Verses 7-16 Unto every believer is given some gift of grace, for their mutual help. All is given as seems best to Christ to bestow upon every one. He received for them, that he might give to them, a large measure of gifts and graces; particularly the gift of the Holy Ghost. Not a mere head knowledge, or bare acknowledging Christ to be the Son of God, but such as brings trust and obedience. There is a fulness in Christ, and a measure of that fulness given…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The goal of ministry is to help all Christians understand and experience their faith more deeply and know God's Son better. When this happens, believers become mature in the Lord (see 1 Corinthians 2:6; 14:20; Philippians 3:15; Colossians 1:28; 4:12; compare Hebrews 5:14; James 1:4; 3:2). Christ himself is the standard of maturity. The Holy Spirit's work is to transform people to become fully like Christ (Romans 8:29).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. come in--rather, "attain unto." Alford expresses the Greek order, "Until we arrive all of us at the unity," &c. faith and ... knowledge--Full unity of faith is then found, when all alike thoroughly know Christ, the object of faith, and that in His highest dignity as "the Son of God" [De Wette] (Ep 3:17, 19; 2Pe 1:5). Not even Paul counted himself to have fully "attained" (Php 3:12-14). Amidst the variety of the gifts and the multitude of the Church's…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ephesians 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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