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Ephesians 4:7-16

Lexham English Bible LEB

7 Now to each one of us was given this grace, according to the measure of Christ's gift.

8 Therefore it says, "Ascending on high he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men."<note: A quotation from Ps 68:18>

9 Now "he ascended," what is [it], except that he also descended to the lower regions of the earth?

10 The one who descended himself is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order that he might fill all [things].

11 And he himself gave some [as] apostles and some [as] prophets and some [as] evangelists and some [as] pastors and teachers

12 for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

13 until we all reach the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to a measure of the maturity of the fullness of Christ,

14 so that we may no longer be infants, tossed about by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, by the trickery of people, by craftiness with reference to the scheming of deceit.

15 But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow into him [with reference to] all [things], who is the head, Christ,

16 from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every supporting ligament, according to the working by measure of each single part, the growth of the body makes for the building up of itself in love.

New International Version NIV

7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.

8 This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.”

9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions ?

10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)

11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,

12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up

13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.

15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.

16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.