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Ephesians 4:11-16

11And He 1gaveG1325 2someG3588G3303 as apostlesG652, and someG3588 as prophetsG4396, and someG3588 as 3evangelistsG2099, and someG3588 as pastorsG4166 and 4teachersG1320, 125for the equippingG2677 of the 6saintsG40 for the workG2041 of serviceG1248, to the buildingG3619 up of 7the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547; 13untilG3360 we allG3956 attainG2658 to 8the unityG1775 of the faithG4102, and of the 910knowledgeG1922 of the SonG5207 of GodG2316, to a 11matureG5046 manG435, to the measureG3358 of the statureG2244 12which belongs to the 13fullnessG4138 of ChristG5547. 1414As a resultG2443, we are 15noG3371 longerG3371 to be childrenG3516, 16tossedG2831 hereG2831 and thereG2831 by wavesG2831 and carriedG4064 aboutG4064 by everyG3956 windG417 of doctrineG1319, by the trickeryG2940 of menG444, by 17craftinessG3834 18in 19deceitfulG4106 schemingG3180; 15but 20speakingG226 the truthG226 21in loveG26, 22we are to 23growG837 up in allG3956 aspects into Him whoG3739 is the 24headG2776, even ChristG5547, 16from whomG3739 25the wholeG3956 bodyG4983, being fittedG4883 and heldG4822 togetherG4822G4883 26by whatG1223 everyG3956 jointG860 suppliesG2024, accordingG2596 to the 27properG3358 workingG1753 of eachG1538 individualG1520 partG3313, causesG4160 the growthG838 of the bodyG4983 for the buildingG3619 up of itselfG1438 28in loveG26.

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  1. 1. Ephesians 4:11 Eph 4:8 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1; 1 Cor 12:28 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 21:8 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 4:12 2 Cor 13:9 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 4:12 Or holy ones ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 4:12 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 1:23 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 4:13 Eph 4:3, 5 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 4:13 Or true knowledge ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 4:13 John 6:69; Eph 1:17; Phil 3:10 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 4:13 1 Cor 14:20; Col 1:28; Heb 5:14 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 4:13 Lit of the fullness ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 4:13 John 1:16; Eph 1:23 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 4:14 Lit So that we will no longer be ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 4:14 1 Cor 14:20 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 4:14 James 1:6; Jude 12 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 4:14 1 Cor 3:19; 2 Cor 4:2; 11:3 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 4:14 Lit with regard to the scheming of deceit ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 4:14 Eph 6:11 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 4:15 Or holding to or being truthful in ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 4:15 Eph 1:4 ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 4:15 Or let us grow up ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 4:15 Eph 2:21 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 4:15 Eph 1:22 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 4:16 Rom 12:4f; Col 2:19 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 4:16 Lit through every joint of the supply ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 4:16 Lit working in measure ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 4:16 Eph 1:4 ↩

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