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,

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.

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

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.

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

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

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;

^2 (A)Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual ^(B)milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—

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,

² 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.