Ephesians 4:12-14
New King James Version
12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, (A)for the [a]edifying of (B)the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith (C)and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to (D)a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be (E)children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of (F)deceitful plotting,
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- Ephesians 4:12 building up
Ephesians 4:12-14
English Standard Version
12 (A)to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for (B)building up (C)the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to (D)the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, (E)to mature manhood,[a] to the measure of the stature of (F)the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, (G)tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in (H)deceitful schemes.
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- Ephesians 4:13 Greek to a full-grown man
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