⁴ So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols:^(A) We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world”^(B) and that “There is no God but one.”^(C)

³ Make every effort to keep the unity^(A) of the Spirit through the bond of peace.^{(B) 4} There is one body^(C) and one Spirit,^(D) just as you were called to one hope when you were called^(E); ⁵ one Lord,^(F) one faith, one baptism; ⁶ one God and Father of all,^(G) who is over all and through all and in all.^(H)

⁷ But to each one of us^(I) grace^(J) has been given^(K) as Christ apportioned it. ⁸ This is why it^[a] says:

⁹ (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions^[c]? ¹⁰ He who descended is the very one who ascended^(N) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)^{(O) 11} So Christ himself gave^(P) the apostles,^(Q) the prophets,^(R) the evangelists,^(S) the pastors and teachers,^{(T) 12} to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ^(U) may be built up^{(V) 13} until we all reach unity^(W) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God^(X) and become mature,^(Y) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.^(Z)

¹⁴ Then we will no longer be infants,^(AA) tossed back and forth by the waves,^(AB) and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.^{(AC) 15} Instead, speaking the truth in love,^(AD) we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head,^(AE) that is, Christ. ¹⁶ From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows^(AF) and builds itself up^(AG) in love,^(AH) as each part does its work.