KJV King James Version
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Ephesians 4:15
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
WEB World English Bible
but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;
ASV American Standard Version
but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and, being true in love, we may increase to Him in all things, who is the head—the Christ;
Surrounding context — Ephesians 4
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
14 That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
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ἀληθεύοντεςG226 · alētheuōbe truthfulδὲG1161 · dethenἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἀγάπῃG26 · agapēloveαὐξήσωμενG837 · auxanōto growεἰςG1519 · eistowardαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoπάντα,G3956 · pasallὅςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐστινG1510 · eimito beἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoκεφαλή,G2776 · kephalēheadΧριστὸςG5547 · ChristosChrist
Cross-references
1 John 3:18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.Ephesians 4:25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.Zechariah 8:16These [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:1 Peter 1:22Seeing 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:2 Peter 3:18But grow in grace, and [in] the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him [be] glory both now and for ever. Amen.1 Peter 2:2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:Ephesians 1:22And hath put all [things] under his feet, and gave him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church,Romans 12:9[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.Ephesians 2:21In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!Psalm 32:2Blessed [is] the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit [there is] no guile.Ephesians 5:23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.Colossians 1:18-19And 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.2 Corinthians 4:2But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.Judges 16:15And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart [is] not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength [lieth].2 Corinthians 8:8I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.Malachi 4:2But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.James 2:15-16If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
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