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

1 Corinthians 12:12

Colossians 2:19

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 ministration, for 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

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

and not holding fast the Head, from which the whole body, supported and compacted by means of the joints and ligaments, groweth with an increase wrought by God.

The effectual

of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God, given to me according to the effectual working of his power.

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

Edifying

but cleaving to truth in love, may grow up in all things unto him who is the head, even Christ;

according as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him;

that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, ye having been rooted and grounded in love,

Now concerning the things offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth;

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

Strive to possess love; and desire earnestly the spiritual gifts, but especially that of prophesying.

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

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

that their hearts may be encouraged, they being knit together in love, and that they may attain to all the riches of a full assurance of the understanding, to the full knowledge of the mystery of God;

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

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

But concerning brotherly love there is no need of writing to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, as is fit, because your faith increaseth exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all toward each ether aboundeth;

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

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth unto unfeigned brotherly love, love one another from the heart, fervently;

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

General references

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