4:11 And he
himself gave some as
apostles,
some as
prophets,
some as
evangelists,
and some as
pastors and teachers,
12 to equip the
saints for the
work of
ministry, that is,
to build up the
body of
Christ,
13 until we
all attain to the
unity of the
faith and of the
knowledge of the
Son of
God—a
mature person,
attaining to the
measure of
Christ’s full stature.
14 So we
are no longer to be
children,
tossed back and forth by waves and
carried about by every wind of
teaching by the
trickery of
people who
craftily carry out their
deceitful schemes.
15 But practicing the truth in love,
we will in
all things grow up into Christ,
who is the
head.
16 From him the
whole body grows,
fitted and held together through every supporting ligament.
As
each one does its
part, the
body builds itself up in love.
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