Ephesians 4
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Ephesians 4:2-16

2with allG3956 1humilityG5012 and gentlenessG4240, with patienceG3115, bearingG430 withG430 oneG240 anotherG240 2in loveG26, 3being diligentG4704 to keepG5083 the unityG1775 of the SpiritG4151 in the 3bondG4886 of peaceG1515. 4There is 4oneG1520 bodyG4983 and oneG1520 SpiritG4151, justG2531 asG2531 you alsoG2532 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 the captivesG161, And He gaveG1325 giftsG1390 to peopleG444.” 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 thatG2443 He might 19fillG4137 allG3956 thingsG3956.) 11And He 20gaveG1325 21someG3588G3303 as apostlesG652, someG3588 as prophetsG4396, someG3588 as 22evangelistsG2099, someG3588 as 23pastorsG4166 and 24teachersG1320, 1225for the equippingG2677 of the 26saintsG40 for the workG2041 of ministryG1248, for the buildingG3619 upG3619 of 27the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547; 13untilG3360 we allG3956 attainG2658 to 28the unityG1775 of the faithG4102, and of the 2930knowledgeG1922 of the SonG5207 of GodG2316, to a 31matureG5046 manG435, to the measureG3358 of the statureG2244 32which belongs to the 33fullnessG4138 of ChristG5547. 1434AsG2443 aG2443 resultG2443, we are 35noG3371 longerG3371 to be childrenG3516, 36tossedG2831 hereG2831 andG2831 thereG2831 byG2831 wavesG2831 and carriedG4064 aboutG4064 by everyG3956 windG417 of doctrineG1319, by the trickeryG2940 of peopleG444, by 37craftinessG3834 38in 39deceitfulG4106 schemingG3180; 15but 40speakingG226 theG226 truthG226 41in loveG26, 42we are to 43growG837 upG837 in allG3956 aspects into Him whoG3739 is the 44headG2776, that is, ChristG5547, 16from whomG3739 45the wholeG3956 bodyG4983, being fittedG4883 and heldG4822 togetherG4822G4883 46by whatG2024 everyG3956 jointG860 suppliesG2024, accordingG2596 to the 47properG3358 workingG1753 of eachG1538 individualG1520 partG3313, causesG4160 the growthG838 of the bodyG4983 for the buildingG3619 upG3619 of itselfG1438 48in loveG26.

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Notes

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

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