Ephesians 4
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Ephesians 4:8-16

8ThereforeG1352 1it saysG3004, “2When He ascendedG305 on highG5311, He 3ledG162 captiveG162 a hostG161 of captivesG161, And He gaveG1325 giftsG1390 to menG444.” 9(NowG1161 thisG3588 expression, “He 4ascendedG305,” whatG5101 5does it meanG1510 exceptG1508 that He alsoG2532 6had descendedG2597 into 7the lowerG2737 partsG3313 of the earthG1093? 10He who descendedG2597 is HimselfG846 alsoG2532 He who ascendedG305 8farG5231 aboveG5231 allG3956 the heavensG3772, soG2443 that He might 9fillG4137 allG3956 thingsG3956.) 11And He 10gaveG1325 11someG3588G3303 as apostlesG652, and someG3588 as prophetsG4396, and someG3588 as 12evangelistsG2099, and someG3588 as pastorsG4166 and 13teachersG1320, 1214for the equippingG2677 of the 15saintsG40 for the workG2041 of serviceG1248, to the buildingG3619 up of 16the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547; 13untilG3360 we allG3956 attainG2658 to 17the unityG1775 of the faithG4102, and of the 1819knowledgeG1922 of the SonG5207 of GodG2316, to a 20matureG5046 manG435, to the measureG3358 of the statureG2244 21which belongs to the 22fullnessG4138 of ChristG5547. 1423As a resultG2443, we are 24noG3371 longerG3371 to be childrenG3516, 25tossedG2831 hereG2831 and thereG2831 by wavesG2831 and carriedG4064 aboutG4064 by everyG3956 windG417 of doctrineG1319, by the trickeryG2940 of menG444, by 26craftinessG3834 27in 28deceitfulG4106 schemingG3180; 15but 29speakingG226 the truthG226 30in loveG26, 31we are to 32growG837 up in allG3956 aspects into Him whoG3739 is the 33headG2776, even ChristG5547, 16from whomG3739 34the wholeG3956 bodyG4983, being fittedG4883 and heldG4822 togetherG4822G4883 35by whatG1223 everyG3956 jointG860 suppliesG2024, accordingG2596 to the 36properG3358 workingG1753 of eachG1538 individualG1520 partG3313, causesG4160 the growthG838 of the bodyG4983 for the buildingG3619 up of itselfG1438 37in loveG26.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 4:8 Or He ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 4:8 Ps 68:18 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 4:8 Col 2:15 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 4:9 John 3:13 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 4:9 Lit is it except ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 4:9 One early ms reads had first descended ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 4:9 Is 44:23 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 4:10 Eph 1:20f; Heb 4:14; 7:26 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 4:10 Eph 1:23 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 4:11 Eph 4:8 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1; 1 Cor 12:28 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 21:8 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 4:12 2 Cor 13:9 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 4:12 Or holy ones ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 4:12 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 1:23 ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 4:13 Eph 4:3, 5 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 4:13 Or true knowledge ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 4:13 John 6:69; Eph 1:17; Phil 3:10 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 4:13 1 Cor 14:20; Col 1:28; Heb 5:14 ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 4:13 Lit of the fullness ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 4:13 John 1:16; Eph 1:23 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 4:14 Lit So that we will no longer be ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 4:14 1 Cor 14:20 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 4:14 James 1:6; Jude 12 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 4:14 1 Cor 3:19; 2 Cor 4:2; 11:3 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 4:14 Lit with regard to the scheming of deceit ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 4:14 Eph 6:11 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 4:15 Or holding to or being truthful in ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 4:15 Eph 1:4 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 4:15 Or let us grow up ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 4:15 Eph 2:21 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 4:15 Eph 1:22 ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 4:16 Rom 12:4f; Col 2:19 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 4:16 Lit through every joint of the supply ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 4:16 Lit working in measure ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 4:16 Eph 1:4 ↩

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