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, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Fitly

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

My substance was not hid 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 that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

The effectual

Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

Edifying

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

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

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

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

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

General references

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