Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
That we be no more babes, tossed about, and carried around by every wind of doctrine, in the playing at dice of men, in craft, with the artifice of deceit;
New American Standard Bible
King 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;
Holman Bible
Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching,
International Standard Version
Then we will no longer be little children, tossed like waves and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, or by clever strategies that would lead us astray.
A Conservative Version
So that we may no longer be childish, tossed about and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in craftiness with the methodology of error.
American Standard Version
that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
Amplified
So that we are no longer children [spiritually immature], tossed back and forth [like ships on a stormy sea] and carried about by every wind of [shifting] doctrine, by the cunning and trickery of [unscrupulous] men, by the deceitful scheming of people ready to do anything [for personal profit].
An Understandable Version
Then we will no longer be [spiritual] babies, tossed back and forth [by waves], and blown around by every wind of [false] teaching, [deceived] by the clever trickery of people using deceptive schemes.
Anderson New Testament
that we might no longer be children, tossed and carried about by every wind of teaching, through the artifice of men, through craftiness used by them for the deliberate planning of deceit;
Bible in Basic English
So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;
Common New Testament
As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the cunning of men, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming.
Daniel Mace New Testament
that we should be no longer children, fluctuating, and carried about with every empty doctrine, by men vers'd in sleight and the crafty arts of deceit:
Darby Translation
in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of that teaching which is in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error;
Godbey New Testament
in order that we may be no longer infants, tossed by the waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, in the caprice of the people, in their craftiness, pursuant to their method of delusion;
Goodspeed New Testament
We must not be babies any longer, blown about and swung around by every wind of doctrine through the trickery of men with their ingenuity in inventing error.
John Wesley New Testament
That we may be no longer children, fluctuating to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the slight of men, by cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive:
King James 2000
That we from now on be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive;
Lexham Expanded 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.
Modern King James verseion
so that we no longer may be infants, tossed to and fro and carried about by every wind of doctrine, in the dishonesty of men, in cunning craftiness, to the wiles of deceit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
That we henceforth be no more children, wavering and carried with every wind of doctrine, by the wiliness of men and craftiness, whereby they lay a wait for us to deceive us.
Montgomery New Testament
So we shall no longer be children, tossed up and down, and blown about by every wind of teaching, tricked by the craft of men in the snares of misleading error;
NET Bible
So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes.
New Heart English Bible
that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
Noyes New Testament
that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and borne about by every wind of teaching, through the dishonest tricks of men, and their cunning in the wily arts of error;
Sawyer New Testament
that we may be no longer children, driven about like waves and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the art of men, and the craftiness of deceitful wiles,
The Emphasized Bible
That we may, no longer, be infants - billow-tossed and shifted round with every wind of teaching, - in the craft of men, in knavery suited to the artifice of error;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
that we should be no longer infants, floating on the waves, and carried about with every wind of novel doctrine, by the juggling of men, by their craftiness after the delusive wiles of error;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then we shall no longer be like infants, tossed backward and forward, blown about by every breath of human teaching, through the trickery and the craftiness of men, towards the snares of error;
Webster
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, by which they lie in wait to deceive:
Weymouth New Testament
So we shall no longer be babes nor shall we resemble mariners tossed on the waves and carried about with every changing wind of doctrine according to men's cleverness and unscrupulous cunning, making use of every shifting device to mislead.
Williams New Testament
so that we may not be babies any longer, or like sailors tossed about and driven around by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men through their cunning in inventing new methods of error.
World English Bible
that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
Worrell New Testament
that we may no longer be babes, billow-tossed, and carried about with every wind of teaching, in the sleight of men, in the craftiness suited to the artifice of error;
Worsley New Testament
That we may be no longer children fluctuating and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the artful insinuations of men, and their crafty methods of deceiving;
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Childhood » Marks of » Fickleness
Craftiness » Craftiness, general references to
Deceit » False teachers » Impose on others by
Disciples/apostles » What apostles are for
false Doctrines » Should be avoided by » Saints
Duplicity » Craftiness, general references to
Evangelism » What evangelists are for
spiritual Immaturity » Instability of faith
Instability » Warnings against
Marks » Of childhood » Fickleness
Prophecy and prophets » What prophets are for
Shallowness » No deep convictions
Shepherds/pastors » What pastors are for
Spiritual » Immaturity » Instability of faith
teaching » What teachers are for
Topics
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Word Count of 36 Translations in Ephesians 4:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gifted Leaders Bring The Church To Maturity
13 Until we all arrive to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to the perfect man, to the measure of age of the filling up of Christ. 14 That we be no more babes, tossed about, and carried around by every wind of doctrine, in the playing at dice of men, in craft, with the artifice of deceit; 15 And speaking the truth in love, let us grow up into him in all things, who is the head, Christ:
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Cross References
James 1:6
And let him ask in faith, being at variance in nothing. For he being at variance is like the surge of the sea being moved by the wind and put in motion.
1 Corinthians 14:20
Brethren, be not children in reflection: but in wickedness act like children, and in reflection be ye perfected.
Hebrews 13:9
With various and strange teachings be not carried about. For good the heart be rendered firm by grace; not by food, in which they having walked about were not profited.
Matthew 11:7
And these going forth, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye forth into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Matthew 24:11
And many false prophets shall be raised up, and deceive many.
Matthew 24:24
For false Christs, and false prophets, shall be raised up, and give great signs and wonders; so as to deceive, if possible, also the chosen.
Romans 16:17-18
And I beseech you, brethren, to observe narrowly them having made divisions and scandals against the teaching which ye learned; and bend away from them.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not as the many adulterating the word of God: but as of purity, but as of God, before the face of God speak we in Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:2
But have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craft, neither adulterating the word of God; but by manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves to every consciousness of man before God.
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the complete armor of God, for you to be able to stand against the artifices of the accuser.
Colossians 2:4-8
And this I say, lest any mislead you with persuasive arguments.
1 John 4:1
Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits if they are of God: for many false prophets have come out into the world.
Psalm 10:9
He will lie in wait in secret as the lion in her den: he will lie in wait to catch the poor one: he will catch the poor one in drawing him into his net
Psalm 59:3
For behold, they lay in wait for my soul: the strong will gather against me; not my transgression and not my sin, O Jehovah.
Isaiah 28:9
Whom shall he teach knowledge? whom shall he cause to understand hearing? those weaned from milk and those taken away from the breasts.
Micah 7:2
The merciful one perished from the earth, and none upright among men: they all will lie in wait for bloods; they will hunt each his brother with a net.
Matthew 18:3-4
And said, Truly I say to you, Except ye be turned, and become as young children, ye should not come into the kingdom of the heavens.
Acts 20:30-31
And of yourselves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to tear away disciples after them.
Acts 23:21
Therefore thou shouldest not be persuaded by them: for more than forty men of them lie in wait for him, who anathematized themselves, neither to eat or drink till they should kill him: and now are they prepared, expecting a promise from thee.
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as spiritual, but as carnal, as babes in Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:2
Ye know that ye were the nations, to dumb idols, as ye were led, being carried away.
2 Corinthians 11:3-4
And I am afraid lest, as the serpent completely deceived Eve in his craft, so your thoughts be corrupted from the simplicity which in Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
For such the falsely sent, crafty workers, being transformed into the sent of Christ.
Galatians 1:6-7
I wonder that so quickly are ye transferred from him having called you by the grace of Christ to another good news:
Galatians 3:1
O Unwise Galatians, who has cast a spell upon you, not to obey the truth, to whom before the eyes Jesus Christ was written beforehand, crucified in you?
2 Thessalonians 2:2-5
For you not to be quickly shaken in mind, neither be disturbed, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by epistle as by us, as that the day of Christ has drawn near.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10
Whose arrival is according to the energy of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
1 Timothy 3:6
Not newly planted, lest rendered proud he fall into condemnation of the accuser.
1 Timothy 4:6-7
These having laid down to the brethren, thou shalt be a good servant of Jesus Christ, brought up in the words of faith and good doctrine, which thou bast closely followed.
2 Timothy 1:15
Thou knowest this, that all they dwelling in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
2 Timothy 2:17-18
And this word as a gangrene, will have an eating ulcer: of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus;
2 Timothy 3:6-9
For of these are they going into houses, and taking captive little women heaped up with sins, led away with various eager desires,
2 Timothy 3:13
And evil men and impostors shall proceed to worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will be when they will not hear sound doctrine; but according to their own eager desires they will heap up to themselves teachers, feeling itchings for a report;
Hebrews 5:12-14
For also ye ought to be teachers for the time, again ye have need for some one to teach you the elements of the beginning of the sayings of God; and have become those having need of milk, and not of firm food.
James 3:4
Behold also ships, being so great, and driven by hard winds, are led by the smallest rudder, wherever the desire of him steering should will.
2 Peter 2:1-3
And also were there false prophets among the people, as also among you shall be false teachers, who shall privately bring in doctrines of perdition, and denying the master having purchased them, having brought upon themselves swift destruction.
2 Peter 2:18
For speaking excessive things of vanity, they decoy with the eager desires of the flesh, for licentiousness, them having truly escaped from those turned back in error.
1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they had remained with us, but, that they might be manifested, that they are not all of us.
1 John 2:26
These I wrote to you concerning them deceiving you.
Jude 1:12
These are spots in your loves, feasting together fearlessly, taking care of themselves: clouds wanting water, carried about by winds; decayed trees, unfruitful, twice dead, uprooted;
Revelation 13:11-14
And I saw another wild beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Revelation 19:20
And the wild beast was seized, and with him the false prophet having done signs before him, with which he deceived them having received the stamp of the wild beast, and them worshipping his image. Living, were they two cast into the lake of fire burning with sulphur.