Parallel Verses
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:
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;
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
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 36 Translations in Ephesians 4:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gifted Leaders Bring The Church To Maturity
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until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown (mature) man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
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Names
Cross References
James 1:6
However he must ask in faith, not doubting: for he who doubts is like a surging wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, do not be like children in understanding. When it comes to evil be innocent children but in your thinking be mature adults.
Hebrews 13:9
Do not be carried away by varied (different) and strange teachings. It is good that the heart is established by grace and not by food. Those who are occupied by them are not benefited.
Matthew 11:7
When these men left, Jesus spoke to the crowds about John. What did you go into the wilderness to find? Did you look for a reed shaken by the wind?
Matthew 24:11
Many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
Matthew 24:24
There will be false Christs and false prophets. They will show great signs and wonders so that many will be misled. This includes some of the chosen ones.
Romans 16:17-18
Now I beseech you, brothers, mark those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine you have learned and avoid them.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God; but sincere and from God. We speak in Christ in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 4:2
We have renounced the hidden things of shame. And we do not walk in craftiness and deceit. We do not adulterate the word of God. But by the manifestation of the truth we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the full armor (every implement) of God, that you may be able to stand against the cunning (inventive) (clever) methods of the devil.
Colossians 2:4-8
I tell you this: Do not let anyone deceive you with false arguments, no matter how good they seem to be.
1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit. Test the spirits to see whether they are from God. This is because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Psalm 10:9
He lurks in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people after he draws them into his net.
Psalm 59:3
They lie in ambush for me right here! Fierce men attack me, O Jehovah, but not because of any disobedience.
Isaiah 28:9
Who is he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast?
Micah 7:2
The godly (loyal) (holy) man has perished from the earth. There is none upright among men! They all lie in wait for blood. Every man hunts his own brother with a net.
Matthew 18:3-4
He said: Truly I tell you, if you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.
Acts 20:30-31
Such men will arise from among you speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them.
Acts 23:21
Do not give in to them. There are more than forty men lying in wait for him. They are united with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready and looking for a promise from you.
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
Brothers, I was not able to speak to you as to spiritual men, but as fleshly men, as babes (infants) in Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:2
You know that you were of the nations, carried away and led by mute idols.
2 Corinthians 11:3-4
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds will be lead away from the simplicity and the purity (cleanness) that is toward Christ.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ.
Galatians 1:6-7
I am amazed that you so quickly turned away from the One who called you by the grace of Christ. You turned to different good news.
Galatians 3:1
O foolish Galatians, who fascinated (cast a spell over) (beguiled) (influenced) you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was openly presented impaled.
2 Thessalonians 2:2-5
do not get upset right away or alarmed when someone claims that we said through some spirit, conversation, or letter that the Day of Jehovah has already come. (Isaiah 13:6) (Zephaniah 1:14) (2 Peter 3:10)
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10
The evil (lawless) one will come with the power of Satan and perform all kinds of false signs and wonders.
1 Timothy 3:6
He should not be a new believer, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the Devil.
1 Timothy 4:6-7
If you tell the brothers about these things, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed until now.
2 Timothy 1:15
You know that all that are in Asia turned away from me. This includes Phygelus and Hermogenes.
2 Timothy 2:17-18
This kind of talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus.
2 Timothy 3:6-9
Among them are those who creep into houses and lead captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away with various lusts.
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and impostors will become worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine. Having their ears tickled, they will accumulate teachers who follow after their own lusts.
Hebrews 5:12-14
At this time you should be teachers. But you need someone to teach you again from the beginning the elementary truths from the Word of God. You need milk, not solid food.
James 3:4
Look at ships. They are large and are driven by rough winds. Yet a very small rudder can control them, wherever the captain wills.
2 Peter 2:1-3
There arose false prophets among the people. There will be false teachers among you! They will privately bring in destructive heresies (contrary doctrines), denying even the Master who bought them. They bring swift destruction on themselves.
2 Peter 2:18
For, uttering arrogant words of vanity, they entice in the desires (lusts) of the flesh, by sensuality (lasciviousness), those who are just escaping from the ones who live in error.
1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us. If they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they went out that it made it plain that they all are not of us.
1 John 2:26
I write you these things concerning those who would lead you astray.
Jude 1:12
These men are hidden rocks in your love feasts when they feast (entertain) with you. They are shepherds that without fear feed themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by winds. They are autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots.
Revelation 13:11-14
Then I saw another wild beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb and he spoke like a dragon.
Revelation 19:20
The beast was captured, and with him the false prophet that performed signs before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.