Ephesians 4:16

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Ephesians 4:16

From Him the whole body, fitted and knit together by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth of the body for building up itself in love by the proper working of each individual part.

Colossians 2:19

He doesn’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, develops with growth from God.

John 15:5

“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without Me.

Ephesians 1:4

For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love

Job 10:10-11

Did You not pour me out like milk
and curdle me like cheese?

Psalm 139:15-16

My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.

1 Corinthians 8:1

About food offered to idols: We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up.

1 Corinthians 12:12-28

For as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body—so also is Christ.

1 Corinthians 13:4-9

Love is patient, love is kind.
Love does not envy,
is not boastful, is not conceited,

1 Corinthians 13:13-1

Now these three remain:
faith, hope, and love.
But the greatest of these is love.

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.

Galatians 5:13-14

For you were called to be free, brothers; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Ephesians 3:7

I was made a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of His power.

Ephesians 3:17

and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love,

Ephesians 4:12

for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,

Ephesians 4:15

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

Philippians 1:9

And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment,

Colossians 2:2

I want their hearts to be encouraged and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery—Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work of faith, labor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,

This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the message about God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the message of God, which also works effectively in you believers.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone, just as we also do for you.

1 Thessalonians 4:9-10

About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We must always thank God for you, brothers. This is right, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.

1 Timothy 1:5

Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

1 Peter 1:22

By obedience to the truth, having purified yourselves for sincere love of the brothers, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

1 John 4:16

And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ephesians 4:16

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.

Whom

Ephesians 4:12

John 15:5

Fitly

The effectual

Ephesians 3:7

1 Thessalonians 2:13

Edifying

General references

Romans 12:4

Bible References

Whom

for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,

“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without Me.

Fitly

Did You not pour me out like milk
and curdle me like cheese?

My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.

For as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body—so also is Christ.

He doesn’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, develops with growth from God.

The effectual

I was made a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of His power.

Edifying

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

For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight.

In love

and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love,

About food offered to idols: We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up.

Love is patient, love is kind.
Love does not envy,
is not boastful, is not conceited,

Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and above all that you may prophesy.