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Ephesians 4:3-16

3being diligentG4704 to keepG5083 the unityG1775 of the SpiritG4151 in the 1bondG4886 of peaceG1515. 4There is 2oneG1520 bodyG4983 and oneG1520 SpiritG4151, justG2531 asG2531 you alsoG2532 were calledG2564 in oneG1520 3hopeG1680 of your callingG2821; 54oneG1520 LordG2962, oneG1520 faithG4102, oneG1520 baptismG908, 6oneG1520 GodG2316 and FatherG3962 of allG3956 5whoG3588 is overG1909 allG3956 and throughG1223 allG3956 and in allG3956.

7But 6to eachG1538 oneG1520 of us 7graceG5485 was givenG1325 8accordingG2596 to the measureG3358 of Christ’sG5547 giftG1431. 8ThereforeG1352 9it saysG3004, “10When He ascendedG305 on highG5311, He 11ledG162 captiveG162 the captivesG161, And He gaveG1325 giftsG1390 to peopleG444.” 9(NowG1161 thisG3588 expression, “He 12ascendedG305,” whatG5101 13does it meanG1510 exceptG1508 that He alsoG2532 14had descendedG2597 into 15the lowerG2737 partsG3313 of the earthG1093? 10He who descendedG2597 is HimselfG846 alsoG2532 He who ascendedG305 16farG5231 aboveG5231 allG3956 the heavensG3772, soG2443 thatG2443 He might 17fillG4137 allG3956 thingsG3956.) 11And He 18gaveG1325 19someG3588G3303 as apostlesG652, someG3588 as prophetsG4396, someG3588 as 20evangelistsG2099, someG3588 as 21pastorsG4166 and 22teachersG1320, 1223for the equippingG2677 of the 24saintsG40 for the workG2041 of ministryG1248, for the buildingG3619 upG3619 of 25the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547; 13untilG3360 we allG3956 attainG2658 to 26the unityG1775 of the faithG4102, and of the 2728knowledgeG1922 of the SonG5207 of GodG2316, to a 29matureG5046 manG435, to the measureG3358 of the statureG2244 30which belongs to the 31fullnessG4138 of ChristG5547. 1432AsG2443 aG2443 resultG2443, we are 33noG3371 longerG3371 to be childrenG3516, 34tossedG2831 hereG2831 andG2831 thereG2831 byG2831 wavesG2831 and carriedG4064 aboutG4064 by everyG3956 windG417 of doctrineG1319, by the trickeryG2940 of peopleG444, by 35craftinessG3834 36in 37deceitfulG4106 schemingG3180; 15but 38speakingG226 theG226 truthG226 39in loveG26, 40we are to 41growG837 upG837 in allG3956 aspects into Him whoG3739 is the 42headG2776, that is, ChristG5547, 16from whomG3739 43the wholeG3956 bodyG4983, being fittedG4883 and heldG4822 togetherG4822G4883 44by whatG2024 everyG3956 jointG860 suppliesG2024, accordingG2596 to the 45properG3358 workingG1753 of eachG1538 individualG1520 partG3313, causesG4160 the growthG838 of the bodyG4983 for the buildingG3619 upG3619 of itselfG1438 46in loveG26.

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Notes

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

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