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Ephesians 4:14–15

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14so that we are ano longer to be children, btossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by ccraftiness 1in ddeceitful scheming,

15but 1speaking the truth ain love, 2we are to bgrow up in all aspects into Him who is the chead, that is Christ,

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Ephesians 4:15: Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ …

Footnotes

  1. 1Lit with regard to the scheming of deceit
  2. 1Or holding to, being truthful in
  3. 2Or let us grow up

Cross references

  1. a1 Cor 14:20
  2. bJames 1:6; Jude 12
  3. c1 Cor 3:19; 2 Cor 4:2; 11:3
  4. dEph 6:11
  5. aEph 1:4
  6. bEph 2:21
  7. cEph 1:22

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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. 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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. But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head—Christ.

NLTNew Living Translation

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. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: