Ephesians 4:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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 perfecting of the saints; with a view to the work of the ministry, with a view to the edifying of the body of Christ;

I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abides in me and I in him, he bears much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing.

Fitly

Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?

My bones were not hidden from thee when I was made in secret, curiously wrought in the lower parts of the earth.

For even as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ.

and not holding fast the head, from whom all the body, ministered to and united together by the joints and bands, increases with the increase of God.

The effectual

of which I am become minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me, according to the working of his power.

And for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received the word of the report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.

Edifying

but, holding the truth in love, we may grow up to him in all things, who is the head, the Christ:

according as he has chosen us in him before the world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;

that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love,

But concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up,

Follow after love, and be emulous of spiritual manifestations, but rather that ye may prophesy.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has any force, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,

to the end that their hearts may be encouraged, being united together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the full knowledge of the mystery of God;

remembering unceasingly your work of faith, and labour of love, and enduring constancy of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

But you, may the Lord make to exceed and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also towards you,

Now concerning brotherly love ye have no need that we should write to you, for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increases exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all towards one another abounds;

But the end of what is enjoined is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;

Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;

And we have known and have believed the love which God has to us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

General references

For, as in one body we have many members, but all the members have not the same office;