Ephesians 4:2-16

2with allG3956 1humilityG5012 and gentlenessG4240, with patienceG3115, showingG430 toleranceG430 for oneG240 anotherG240 2in loveG26, 3being diligentG4704 to preserveG5083 the unityG1775 of the SpiritG4151 in the 3bondG4886 of peaceG1515. 4There is 4oneG1520 bodyG4983 and oneG1520 SpiritG4151, justG2531 as alsoG2532 you were calledG2564 in oneG1520 5hopeG1680 of your callingG2821; 56oneG1520 LordG2962, oneG1520 faithG4102, oneG1520 baptismG908, 6oneG1520 GodG2316 and FatherG3962 of allG3956 7whoG3588 is overG1909 allG3956 and throughG1223 allG3956 and in allG3956.

7But 8to eachG1538 oneG1520 of us 9graceG5485 was givenG1325 10accordingG2596 to the measureG3358 of Christ’sG5547 giftG1431. 8ThereforeG1352 11it saysG3004, “12When He ascendedG305 on highG5311, He 13ledG162 captiveG162 a hostG161 of captivesG161, And He gaveG1325 giftsG1390 to menG444.” 9(NowG1161 thisG3588 expression, “He 14ascendedG305,” whatG5101 15does it meanG1510 exceptG1508 that He alsoG2532 16had descendedG2597 into 17the lowerG2737 partsG3313 of the earthG1093? 10He who descendedG2597 is HimselfG846 alsoG2532 He who ascendedG305 18farG5231 aboveG5231 allG3956 the heavensG3772, soG2443 that He might 19fillG4137 allG3956 thingsG3956.) 11And He 20gaveG1325 21someG3588G3303 as apostlesG652, and someG3588 as prophetsG4396, and someG3588 as 22evangelistsG2099, and someG3588 as pastorsG4166 and 23teachersG1320, 1224for the equippingG2677 of the 25saintsG40 for the workG2041 of serviceG1248, to the buildingG3619 up of 26the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547; 13untilG3360 we allG3956 attainG2658 to 27the unityG1775 of the faithG4102, and of the 2829knowledgeG1922 of the SonG5207 of GodG2316, to a 30matureG5046 manG435, to the measureG3358 of the statureG2244 31which belongs to the 32fullnessG4138 of ChristG5547. 1433As a resultG2443, we are 34noG3371 longerG3371 to be childrenG3516, 35tossedG2831 hereG2831 and thereG2831 by wavesG2831 and carriedG4064 aboutG4064 by everyG3956 windG417 of doctrineG1319, by the trickeryG2940 of menG444, by 36craftinessG3834 37in 38deceitfulG4106 schemingG3180; 15but 39speakingG226 the truthG226 40in loveG26, 41we are to 42growG837 up in allG3956 aspects into Him whoG3739 is the 43headG2776, even ChristG5547, 16from whomG3739 44the wholeG3956 bodyG4983, being fittedG4883 and heldG4822 togetherG4822G4883 45by whatG1223 everyG3956 jointG860 suppliesG2024, accordingG2596 to the 46properG3358 workingG1753 of eachG1538 individualG1520 partG3313, causesG4160 the growthG838 of the bodyG4983 for the buildingG3619 up of itselfG1438 47in loveG26.