New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 4:4-16

4There isoneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983and oneἓνhenG1520SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,justG2531asG2531you alsoG2532were calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564in oneμιᾷmiaG1520hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680of your callingκλήσεωςklēseōsG2821;

5oneεἷςheisG1520Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962,oneμίαmiaG1520faithπίστις,pistisG4102,oneἓνhenG1520baptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908,

6oneεἷςheisG1520GodθεὸςtheosG2316and FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of allπάντων,pantōnG3956whoὁhoG3588is overἐπὶepiG1909allπάντωνpantōnG3956and throughδιὰdiaG1223allπάντωνpantōnG3956and in allπᾶσινpasinG3956.

7Butto eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἑνὶheniG1520of usgraceχάριςcharisG5485was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325accordingκατὰkataG2596to the measureμέτρονmetronG3358of Christ’sΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547giftδωρεᾶςdōreasG1431.

8ThereforeδιὸdioG1352it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “When He ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305on highὕψοςhupsosG5311, HeledG162captiveG162thecaptivesαἰχμαλωσίαν,aichmalōsianG161,And He gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325giftsδόματαdomataG1390to peopleἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.”

9(NowδὲdeG1161thisG3588expression, “Heascendedἀνέβη,anebēG305,”whatτίtiG5101does it meanἐστινestinG1510exceptG1508that He alsoκαὶkaiG2532had descendedκατέβηkatebēG2597intothe lowerκατώτεραkatōteraG2737partsμέρηmerēG3313of the earthγῆς;gēsG1093?

10He who descendedκαταβὰςkatabasG2597is HimselfαὐτόςautosG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532He who ascendedἀναβὰςanabasG305farG5231aboveG5231allG3956the heavensοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443He mightfillπληρώσῃplērōsēG4137allG3956thingsG3956.)

11And HegaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325someτοὺς μὲνtous menG3588 G3303asapostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652,someτοὺςtousG3588asprophetsπροφήτας,prophētasG4396,someτοὺςtousG3588asevangelistsεὐαγγελιστάς,euangelistasG2099,someτοὺςtousG3588aspastorsποιμέναςpoimenasG4166andteachersδιδασκάλους,didaskalousG1320,

12for the equippingκαταρτισμὸνkatartismonG2677of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40for the workἔργονergonG2041of ministryδιακονίας,diakoniasG1248,for the buildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619upG3619ofthe bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547;

13untilμέχριmechriG3360we allπάντεςpantesG3956attainκαταντήσωμενkatantēsōmenG2658tothe unityἑνότηταhenotētaG1775of the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, and of theknowledgeἐπιγνώσεωςepignōseōsG1922of the SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, to amatureτέλειον,teleionG5046manἄνδραandraG435,to the measureμέτρονmetronG3358of the statureἡλικίαςhēlikiasG2244which belongs to thefullnessπληρώματοςplērōmatosG4138of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.

14AsG2443aG2443resultG2443, we arenoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371to be childrenνήπιοιnēpioiG3516,tossedG2831hereG2831andG2831thereG2831byG2831wavesG2831and carriedG4064aboutG4064by everyπαντὶpantiG3956windἀνέμῳanemōG417of doctrineδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319,by the trickeryκυβείᾳkubeiaG2940of peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444, bycraftinessπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834indeceitfulπλάνης,planēsG4106schemingμεθοδείανmethodeianG3180;

15butspeakingG226theG226truthἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontesG226in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26, we are togrowαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmenG837upG837in allπάντα,pantaG3956aspectsinto Him whoὅςhosG3739is theheadκεφαλή,kephalēG2776, that is,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,

16from whomοὗhouG3739the wholeπᾶνpanG3956bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,being fittedG4883and heldG4822togetherσυναρμολογούμενον συμβιβαζόμενονsunarmologoumenon sumbibazomenonG4822 G4883by whatG2024everyπάσηςpasēsG3956jointἁφῆςhaphēsG860suppliesG2024,accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to theproperμέτρῳmetrōG3358workingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753of eachἑκάστουhekastouG1538individualἑνὸςhenosG1520partμέρουςmerousG3313,causesποιεῖταιpoieitaiG4160the growthαὔξησινauxēsinG838of the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983for the buildingοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnG3619upG3619of itselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438in loveἀγάπῃ.¶agapēG26.

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