Ephesians 4:16

For in him, the whole body is joined closely together, by every underlying joint, through the function allotted to each part, bringing improvement to the body, toward its edification in charity.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15Instead, acting according to truth in charity, we should increase in everything, in him who is the head, Christ himself.

17And so, I say this, and I testify in the Lord: that from now on you should walk, not as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,

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Cross References

Job 10:10Have you not extracted me like milk and curdled me like cheese?

1 Corinthians 8:1Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols: we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but charity builds up.

1 Corinthians 13:4Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated.

Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision prevails over anything, but only faith which works through charity.

Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance,

Matthew Henry on Ephesians 4:3-17

Exhortation to Unity; Persuasives to Unity. ( a. d. 61.) 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore… Read the whole commentary →

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