Ephesians 4:7-16

English Standard Version

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

⁹ (^(F)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into ^(G)the lower regions, the earth?^{[b] 10} He who descended is the one who also ^(H)ascended ^(I)far above all the heavens, that he might ^(J)fill all things.) ¹¹ And ^(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, ¹³ until 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, ¹⁴ so 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. ¹⁵ Rather, ^(W)speaking the truth in love, we are to ^(X)grow up in every way into him who is ^(Y)the head, into Christ, ^16 (Z)from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, ^(AA)when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.