¹⁵ But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

¹⁸ But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

²⁵ Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

¹⁶ These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

²² And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

² As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

²² Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

²¹ In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

¹⁹ For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;