Ephesians 4:7-14

English Standard Version

⁷But ^(A)grace was given ^(B)to each one of us ^(C)according to the measure of Christ's gift. ⁸Therefore it says,

^(D)“When he ascended on high ^(E)he led a host of captives,
and he gave gifts to men.”^[a]

⁹(^(F)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into ^(G)the lower regions, the earth?^[b] ¹⁰He who descended is the one who also ^(H)ascended ^(I)far above all the heavens, that he might ^(J)fill all things.) ¹¹And ^(K)he gave the ^(L)apostles, the prophets, the ^(M)evangelists, the ^(N)shepherds^[c] and teachers,^[d] ¹²^(O)to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for ^(P)building up ^(Q)the body of Christ, ¹³until we all attain to ^(R)the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, ^(S)to mature manhood,^[e] to the measure of the stature of ^(T)the fullness of Christ, ¹⁴so that we may no longer be children, ^(U)tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in ^(V)deceitful schemes.