📖 Ephesians 4:7-16
Ephesians 4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. (KJV)
Ephesians 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (KJV)
Ephesians 4:9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? (KJV)
Ephesians 4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) (KJV)
Ephesians 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; (KJV)
Ephesians 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: (KJV)
Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: (KJV)
Ephesians 4:14 That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; (KJV)
Ephesians 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ: (KJV)
Ephesians 4:16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. (KJV)
Ephesians 4:7 ButG1161 unto everyG1538 oneG1520 of usG1473 is givenG1325 graceG3588G5485 according toG2596 the measureG3588G3358 of the giftG3588G1431 of ChristG3588G5547. (KJV+)
Ephesians 4:8 WhereforeG1352 he saithG3004, When he ascendedG305 upG1519 on highG5311, he ledG162 captivityG161 captiveG162, andG2532 gaveG1325 giftsG1390 unto menG3588G444. (KJV+)
Ephesians 4:9 (NowG3588 thatG3588 he ascendedG305, whatG5101 is itG1510 butG1487 thatG3754 heG2597 alsoG2532 descendedG2597 firstG4412 intoG1519 the lowerG2737 partsG3313 of the earthG3588G1093? (KJV+)
Ephesians 4:10 He thatG3588 descendedG2597 isG1510 the sameG846 alsoG2532 thatG3588 ascended upG305 far aboveG5231 allG3956 heavensG3588G3772, thatG2443 he might fillG4137 all thingsG3956.) (KJV+)
Ephesians 4:11 AndG2532 heG846 gaveG1325 someG3588, apostlesG3303; andG1161 someG3588, prophetsG4396; andG1161 someG3588, evangelistsG2099; andG1161 someG3588, pastorsG4166 andG2532 teachersG1320; (KJV+)
Ephesians 4:12 ForG3588 the perfectingG3588G2677 of the saintsG40, forG1519 the workG2041 of the ministryG1248, forG1519 the edifyingG3619 of the bodyG3588G4983 of ChristG3588G5547: (KJV+)
Ephesians 4:13 TillG3588 weG2658 allG3956 comeG2658 inG1519 the unityG3588G1775 of the faithG3588G4102, andG2532 of the knowledgeG3588G1922 of the SonG3588G5207 of GodG3588G2316, untoG1519 a perfectG5046 manG435, untoG1519 the measureG3358 of the statureG2244 of the fulnessG3588G4138 of ChristG3588G5547: (KJV+)
Ephesians 4:14 ThatG2443 weG1510 henceforth beG1510 no moreG3371 childrenG3516, tossed to and froG2831, andG2532 carried aboutG4064 with everyG3956 windG417 of doctrineG3588G1319, byG1722 the sleightG3588G2940 of menG3588G444, and cunning craftinessG1722, wherebyG4314 theyG3588 lie in waitG3180 to deceiveG3588G4106; (KJV+)
Ephesians 4:15 ButG3588 speaking the truthG226 inG1722 loveG26, may grow upG837 intoG1519 himG846 in all thingsG3956, whichG3739 isG1510 the headG3588G2776, even ChristG3588G5547: (KJV+)
Ephesians 4:16 FromG1537 whomG3739 the wholeG3956 bodyG3588G4983 fitly joined togetherG4883 andG2532 compactedG4822 byG1223 that whichG3588 everyG3956 jointG860 suppliethG2024, according toG2596 the effectual workingG1753 inG1722 the measureG3358 of everyG1520 partG3313, makethG4160 increaseG3588G838 of the bodyG3588G4983 untoG1519 the edifyingG3619 of itselfG1438 inG1722 loveG26. (KJV+)
KJV+ Strong's tagging: CrossWire KJV2003 · lexicon: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0)
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