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, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.

Fitly

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

My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increasing with the increase of God.

The effectual

whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

Edifying

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts , but rather that ye may prophesy.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

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

that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, even Christ,

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you;

But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

We are bound to give thanks to God always to you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith growth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;

But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.

General references

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office: