Ephesians 4:11-16

Building Up the Body of Christ

Ephesians 4:11-16

Building Up the Body of Christ

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and He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as proclaimers of good news, and some as shepherds and teachers,
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unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,
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till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ,
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that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,
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and, being true in love, we may increase to Him in all things, who is the head--the Christ;
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from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body doth make for the building up of itself in love.
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Where else Scripture says this.

  • Jeremiah 3:15

    And I have given to you shepherds According to Mine own heart, And they have fed you with knowledge and understanding.
    from verse 11

  • 1 Corinthians 12:28

    And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;
    from verse 11

  • 1 Corinthians 12:29

    are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all powers?
    from verse 11

  • Ephesians 2:20

    being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being chief corner- stone ,
    from verse 11

  • Colossians 2:19

    and not holding the head, from which all the body--through the joints and bands gathering supply, and being knit together--may increase with the increase of God.
    from verse 16

  • 1 John 3:18

    My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
    from verse 15

  • Hebrews 13:9

    with teachings manifold and strange be not carried about, for it is good that by grace the heart be confirmed, not with meats, in which they who were occupied were not profited;
    from verse 14

  • 2 Timothy 4:5

    And thou--watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,
    from verse 11

  • John 15:5

    `I am the vine, ye the branches; he who is remaining in me, and I in him, this one doth bear much fruit, because apart from me ye are not able to do anything;
    from verse 16

  • Romans 16:17

    And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;
    from verse 14

  • Romans 16:18

    for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,
    from verse 14

  • Ephesians 4:25

    Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;
    from verse 15
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