15 Rather, (A)speaking the truth in love, we are to (B)grow up in every way into him who is (C)the head, into Christ,

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15 Instead, speaking the truth in love,(A) we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head,(B) that is, Christ.

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18 But (A)grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (B)To him be the glory both now and to the day of (C)eternity. Amen.

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18 But grow in the grace(A) and knowledge(B) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(C) To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.(D)

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18 Little children, let us not (A)love in word or talk but in deed and (B)in truth.

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18 Dear children,(A) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(B)

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25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you (A)speak the truth with his neighbor, for (B)we are members one of another.

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25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully(A) to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.(B)

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21 (A)in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into (B)a holy temple in the Lord.

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21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple(A) in the Lord.

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22 And (A)he put all things under his feet and gave him as (B)head over all things to the church,

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22 And God placed all things under his feet(A) and appointed him to be head(B) over everything for the church,

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16 These are the things that you shall do: (A)Speak the truth to one another; (B)render in your gates judgments (C)that are true and make for peace;

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16 These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth(A) to each other, and render true and sound judgment(B) in your courts;(C)

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(A)Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual (B)milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—

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Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,(A) so that by it you may grow up(B) in your salvation,

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18 And (A)he is the head of the body, the church. He is (B)the beginning, (C)the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For (D)in him all the (E)fullness of God was pleased to dwell,

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18 And he is the head(A) of the body, the church;(B) he is the beginning and the firstborn(C) from among the dead,(D) so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased(E) to have all his fullness(F) dwell in him,

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But we have renounced (A)disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice[a] cunning or (B)to tamper with God's word, but (C)by the open statement of the truth (D)we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:2 Greek to walk in

Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;(A) we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.(B) On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience(C) in the sight of God.

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23 For (A)the husband is the head of the wife even as (B)Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is (C)himself its Savior.

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23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church,(A) his body, of which he is the Savior.

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Blessed is the man against whom the Lord (A)counts no iniquity,
    and in whose spirit (B)there is no deceit.

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Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them(A)
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.(B)

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22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for (A)a sincere brotherly love, (B)love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

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22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart