New American Standard Bible 1995
Ephesians 4:9-13
9(NowG1161 thisG3588 expression, “He 1ascendedG305,” whatG5101 2does it meanG1510 exceptG1508 that He alsoG2532 3had descendedG2597 into 4the lowerG2737 partsG3313 of the earthG1093?
10He who descendedG2597 is HimselfG846 alsoG2532 He who ascendedG305 5farG5231 aboveG5231 allG3956 the heavensG3772, soG2443 that He might 6fillG4137 allG3956 thingsG3956.)
11And He 7gaveG1325 8someG3588G3303 as apostlesG652, and someG3588 as prophetsG4396, and someG3588 as 9evangelistsG2099, and someG3588 as pastorsG4166 and 10teachersG1320,
1211for the equippingG2677 of the 12saintsG40 for the workG2041 of serviceG1248, to the buildingG3619 up of 13the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547;
13untilG3360 we allG3956 attainG2658 to 14the unityG1775 of the faithG4102, and of the 1516knowledgeG1922 of the SonG5207 of GodG2316, to a 17matureG5046 manG435, to the measureG3358 of the statureG2244 18which belongs to the 19fullnessG4138 of ChristG5547.
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 4:9 John 3:13 ↩
- 2. Ephesians 4:9 Lit is it except ↩
- 3. Ephesians 4:9 One early ms reads had first descended ↩
- 4. Ephesians 4:9 Is 44:23 ↩
- 5. Ephesians 4:10 Eph 1:20f; Heb 4:14; 7:26 ↩
- 6. Ephesians 4:10 Eph 1:23 ↩
- 7. Ephesians 4:11 Eph 4:8 ↩
- 8. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1; 1 Cor 12:28 ↩
- 9. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 21:8 ↩
- 10. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1 ↩
- 11. Ephesians 4:12 2 Cor 13:9 ↩
- 12. Ephesians 4:12 Or holy ones ↩
- 13. Ephesians 4:12 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 1:23 ↩
- 14. Ephesians 4:13 Eph 4:3, 5 ↩
- 15. Ephesians 4:13 Or true knowledge ↩
- 16. Ephesians 4:13 John 6:69; Eph 1:17; Phil 3:10 ↩
- 17. Ephesians 4:13 1 Cor 14:20; Col 1:28; Heb 5:14 ↩
- 18. Ephesians 4:13 Lit of the fullness ↩
- 19. Ephesians 4:13 John 1:16; Eph 1:23 ↩
Commentaries on Ephesians 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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