Ephesians 4:7-16

7But 1to eachG1538 oneG1520 of us 2graceG5485 was givenG1325 3accordingG2596 to the measureG3358 of Christ’sG5547 giftG1431. 8ThereforeG1352 4it saysG3004, “5When He ascendedG305 on highG5311, He 6ledG162 captiveG162 a hostG161 of captivesG161, And He gaveG1325 giftsG1390 to menG444.” 9(NowG1161 thisG3588 expression, “He 7ascendedG305,” whatG5101 8does it meanG1510 exceptG1508 that He alsoG2532 9had descendedG2597 into 10the lowerG2737 partsG3313 of the earthG1093? 10He who descendedG2597 is HimselfG846 alsoG2532 He who ascendedG305 11farG5231 aboveG5231 allG3956 the heavensG3772, soG2443 that He might 12fillG4137 allG3956 thingsG3956.) 11And He 13gaveG1325 14someG3588G3303 as apostlesG652, and someG3588 as prophetsG4396, and someG3588 as 15evangelistsG2099, and someG3588 as pastorsG4166 and 16teachersG1320, 1217for the equippingG2677 of the 18saintsG40 for the workG2041 of serviceG1248, to the buildingG3619 up of 19the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547; 13untilG3360 we allG3956 attainG2658 to 20the unityG1775 of the faithG4102, and of the 2122knowledgeG1922 of the SonG5207 of GodG2316, to a 23matureG5046 manG435, to the measureG3358 of the statureG2244 24which belongs to the 25fullnessG4138 of ChristG5547. 1426As a resultG2443, we are 27noG3371 longerG3371 to be childrenG3516, 28tossedG2831 hereG2831 and thereG2831 by wavesG2831 and carriedG4064 aboutG4064 by everyG3956 windG417 of doctrineG1319, by the trickeryG2940 of menG444, by 29craftinessG3834 30in 31deceitfulG4106 schemingG3180; 15but 32speakingG226 the truthG226 33in loveG26, 34we are to 35growG837 up in allG3956 aspects into Him whoG3739 is the 36headG2776, even ChristG5547, 16from whomG3739 37the wholeG3956 bodyG4983, being fittedG4883 and heldG4822 togetherG4822G4883 38by whatG1223 everyG3956 jointG860 suppliesG2024, accordingG2596 to the 39properG3358 workingG1753 of eachG1538 individualG1520 partG3313, causesG4160 the growthG838 of the bodyG4983 for the buildingG3619 up of itselfG1438 40in loveG26.