New American Standard Bible 1995

Ephesians 4:7-13

7Butto eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἑνὶheniG1520of usgraceχάριςcharisG5485was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325accordingκατὰkataG2596to the measureμέτρονmetronG3358of Christ’sΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547giftδωρεᾶςdōreasG1431.

8ThereforeδιὸdioG1352it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “When He ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305on highὕψοςhupsosG5311, HeledG162captiveG162a hostG161of captivesG161,And He gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325giftsδόματαdomataG1390to menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.”

9(NowδὲdeG1161thisG3588expression, “Heascendedἀνέβη,anebēG305,”whatτίtiG5101does it meanἐστινestinG1510exceptG1508that He alsoκαὶkaiG2532had descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597intothe lowerκατώτεραkatōteraG2737partsμέρηmerēG3313of the earthγῆς;gēsG1093?

10He who descendedκαταβὰςkatabasG2597is HimselfαὐτόςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532He who ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305farG5231aboveG5231allG3956the heavensοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,soἵναinaG2443that He mightfillπληρώσῃplērōsēG4137allG3956thingsG3956.)

11And HegaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325someτοὺς μὲνtous menG3588 G3303asapostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652,and someτοὺςtousG3588asprophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396,and someτοὺςtousG3588asevangelistsεὐαγγελιστάς,euangelistasG2099,and someτοὺςtousG3588aspastorsποιμέναςpoimenasG4166andteachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,

12for the equippingκαταρτισμὸνkatartismonG2677of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40for the workἔργονergonG2041of serviceδιακονίας,diakoniasG1248,to the buildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619up ofthe bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547;

13untilμέχριmechriG3360we allπάντεςpantesG3956attainκαταντήσωμενkatantēsōmenG2658tothe unityἑνότηταhenotētaG1775of the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, and of theknowledgeἐπιγνώσεωςepignōseōsG1922of the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, to amatureτέλειον,teleionG5046manἄνδραandraG435,to the measureμέτρονmetronG3358of the statureἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244which belongs to thefullnessπληρώματοςplērōmatosG4138of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.

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