Ephesians 4:10-14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 The One who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens,(A) that He might fill[a] all things.(B) 11 And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,(C) 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son,(D) growing into a mature man with a stature(E) measured by Christ’s fullness. 14 Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching,(F) by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.
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- Ephesians 4:10 Or fulfill; Eph 1:23
Ephesians 4:10-14
New International Version
10 He who descended is the very one who ascended(A) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)(B) 11 So Christ himself gave(C) the apostles,(D) the prophets,(E) the evangelists,(F) the pastors and teachers,(G) 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ(H) may be built up(I) 13 until we all reach unity(J) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God(K) and become mature,(L) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.(M)
14 Then we will no longer be infants,(N) tossed back and forth by the waves,(O) and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.(P)
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