⁹ (^(A)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into ^(B)the lower regions, the earth?^{[a] 10} He who descended is the one who also ^(C)ascended ^(D)far above all the heavens, that he might ^(E)fill all things.) ¹¹ And ^(F)he gave the ^(G)apostles, the prophets, the ^(H)evangelists, the ^(I)shepherds^[b] and teachers,^{[c] 12 (J)}to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for ^(K)building up ^(L)the body of Christ, ¹³ until we all attain to ^(M)the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, ^(N)to mature manhood,^[d] to the measure of the stature of ^(O)the fullness of Christ, ¹⁴ so that we may no longer be children, ^(P)tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in ^(Q)deceitful schemes. ¹⁵ Rather, ^(R)speaking the truth in love, we are to ^(S)grow up in every way into him who is ^(T)the head, into Christ, ^16 (U)from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, ^(V)when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.