¹²For the ^mperfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for ⁿthe edifying of ^othe body of Christ: ¹³Till we all come ^||in the unity of the faith, and of ^pthe knowledge of the Son of God, unto ^qa perfect man, unto the measure of the ^||stature of ^rthe fulness of Christ: ¹⁴That we henceforth be no more ^schildren, ^ttossed to and fro, and ^ucarried about ^twith every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and ^wcunning craftiness, whereby they ^xlie in wait to deceive;

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Ephesians 4:13: … until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ …

Footnotes

mSee 2 Cor. 13:9.
nSo ch. 2:20. See 1 Cor. 14:26.
oSee ch. 1:23.
||Or, into the unity. So ver. 5.
pSo Col. 2:2.
q Col. 1:28? See 1 Cor. 14:20 marg.
||Or, age. See Luke 2:52.
rSee ch. 1:23.
sSo 1 Cor. 14:20. See 1 Cor. 3:1.
tSo James 1:6. Comp. Matt. 11:7. 2 Pet. 3:17.
tSo James 1:6. Comp. Matt. 11:7. 2 Pet. 3:17.
wSee Luke 20:23.
xch. 6:11 (Gk.).

Cross references

u Heb. 13:9. Jude 12.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into maturity with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness. Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.

NLTNew Living Translation

Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.

Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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