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Ephesians 4:11-16 NIV
11 It was he who gave some to
be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some
to be pastors and teachers,
12 to prepare God's 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 men in their deceitful scheming.
15 Instead, speaking the truth
in love, we will in all things grow up into 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. |