Ephesians #10
Ephesians 4:1-16
Growing together, growing towards Jesus
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Published September 19th, 2022
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Main point summary
Be who you were made to be-reflect the character of Christ as you pursue growth in the Lord along with all of the saints in your own unique way.
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Ephesians 4:1-16
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I therefore, m a prisoner for the Lord, urge you
to n walk in a manner worthy of o the calling
to which you have been called,
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with all p humility
and q gentleness,
series
with r patience,
s bearing with one another in love,
eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit
in t the bond of peace.
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There is u one body
and v one Spirit—
just as you were called
to the one w hope that belongs to your call—
x one Lord,
y one faith,
z one baptism,
a one God
and Father of all,
b who is over all
and through all
and in all.
But c grace was given d to each one of us
e according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
comparison
Therefore it says,
f “When he ascended on high
g he led a host of captives,
temporal
and he gave gifts to men.” 1
( h In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that
he had also descended into i the lower regions,
the earth? 1
He who descended is the one who also j ascended k far above all the heavens,
that he might l fill all things.)
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And m he gave the n apostles,
the prophets,
the o evangelists,
the p shepherds 1
and teachers, 2
q to equip the saints for the work of ministry,
for r building up s the body of Christ,
until we all attain to t the unity of the faith
and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
u to mature manhood, 1
to the measure of the stature of v the fullness of Christ,
so that we may no longer be children,
w tossed to and fro by the waves
and carried about by every wind of doctrine,
by human cunning,
by craftiness in x deceitful schemes.
Rather, y speaking the truth in love,
we are to z grow up in every way into him who is a the head,
into Christ,
b from whom the whole body,
joined
and held together
by every joint with which it is equipped,
c when each part is working properly,
makes the body grow
so that it builds itself up in love.
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Ephesians 4:1-16
I therefore, ... urge you
a prisoner
Explanation
for the Lord,
Ground
to walk
Content
in a manner worthy
Manner
of the calling
Objective
to which you have been called,
with all humility and gentleness,
with patience,
bearing with one another
in love,
eager to maintain
Example
the unity
of the Spirit
Producer
in the bond
Context
of peace.
There is one body and one Spirit—
just as you were called
Comparison
to the one hope
Destination
that belongs
to your call—
one Lord,
Reference
one faith,
one baptism,
one God and Father
of all,
Relationship
who is over all and through all and in all.
But grace was given
to each one
of us
Partitive
according to the measure
Standard
of Christ’s gift.
Descriptive
Therefore it says,
“When he ascended
Temporal
on high
he led a host ... and he gave gifts
of captives,
to men.”
( In saying, “He ascended,”
what does it mean
but that he had also descended
into the lower regions,
the earth?
He who descended is the one who also ascended
far above all the heavens,
Locative
that he might fill all things.)
Advantage
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
to equip
the saints
for the work
of ministry,
Epexegetical
for building up the body
of Christ,
until we all attain
to the unity
of the faith
and of the knowledge
of the Son
of God,
to mature manhood,
to the measure
of the stature
of the fullness
of Christ,
Source
so that we may no longer be children,
tossed to and fro
by the waves
Means
and carried about
by every wind
Agency
of doctrine,
by human cunning,
by craftiness
in deceitful schemes.
Rather, speaking the truth
in love,
we are to grow up
in every way
into him
who is the head,
into Christ,
from whom the whole body,
joined and held together
by every joint
with which it is equipped,
when each part is working properly,
makes the body grow
Result
so that it builds itself up
in love.
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