Ephesians 4:4-16

New International Version

⁴ There is one body^(A) and one Spirit,^(B) just as you were called to one hope when you were called^(C); ⁵ one Lord,^(D) one faith, one baptism; ⁶ one God and Father of all,^(E) who is over all and through all and in all.^(F)

⁷ But to each one of us^(G) grace^(H) has been given^(I) 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^(L) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)^{(M) 11} So Christ himself gave^(N) the apostles,^(O) the prophets,^(P) the evangelists,^(Q) the pastors and teachers,^{(R) 12} to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ^(S) may be built up^{(T) 13} until we all reach unity^(U) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God^(V) and become mature,^(W) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.^(X)

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