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 training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

I am the vine, you are the branches: he who is in me at all times as I am in him, gives much fruit, because without me you are able to do nothing.

Fitly

Was I not drained out like milk, becoming hard like cheese?

My frame was not unseen by you when I was made secretly, and strangely formed in the lowest parts of the earth.

For as the body is one, and has a number of parts, and all the parts make one body, so is Christ.

And not joined to the Head, from whom all the body, being given strength and kept together through its joins and bands, has its growth with the increase of God.

The effectual

Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power.

And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

Edifying

But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;

Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:

So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,

Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.

Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;

Go after love; still desiring to have the things which the Spirit gives, but most of all that you may have the prophet's power.

Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,

Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;

But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary;

It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:

And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:

And we have seen and had faith in the love which God has for us. God is love, and everyone who has love is in God, and God is in him.

General references

For, as we have a number of parts in one body, but all the parts have not the same use,