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12 Why is it that he gives us these special abilities to do certain things best? It is that God’s people will be equipped to do better work for him, building up the Church, the body of Christ, to a position of strength and maturity; 13 until finally we all believe alike about our salvation and about our Savior, God’s Son, and all become full-grown in the Lord—yes, to the point of being filled full with Christ.

14 Then we will no longer be like children, forever changing our minds about what we believe because someone has told us something different or has cleverly lied to us and made the lie sound like the truth.

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12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ(A) may be built up(B) 13 until we all reach unity(C) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God(D) and become mature,(E) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.(F)

14 Then we will no longer be infants,(G) tossed back and forth by the waves,(H) and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.(I)

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