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

with a view to the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ;

I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abides in Me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit; because, apart from Me, ye can do nothing.

Fitly

For, as the body is one, and has many members, and 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, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increases with the increase of God.

The effectual

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

And, for this reason, we also give thanks to God without ceasing, that, having received the word of God which ye heard from us, ye received it, not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which also is working in you who believe.

Edifying

but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him, Who is the Head, Christ;

according as He chose us in Him before the founding of a world, that we should be holy and without blemish before Him in love;

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

Now, concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we know because we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Love suffers long, is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not herself, is not puffed up,

Pursue love; and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything, 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 discernment;

that their hearts may he comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of the understanding, unto the full knowledge of 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 may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, as we also do toward you,

But concerning brotherly love, ye have no need that one write to you; for ye yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

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

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

Having purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned brotherly love, love one another from the heart earnestly;

And we have known and believed the love which God hath in us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides 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;