Study it in the app“until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Messiah,”
God gave people with different roles to equip the saintsThe Holy SpiritGod gives different kinds of service so the body grows in loveThe Church and Community
untilμέχριweοἱallπάντεςattainκαταντήσωμενtoεἰςthe unityτὴν ἑνότηταof the faithτῆς πίστεωςandκαὶof the knowledgeτῆς ἐπιγνώσεωςof the Sonτοῦ υἱοῦof God,τοῦ θεοῦtoεἰςa matureτέλειονman,ἄνδραtoεἰςthe measureμέτρονof the statureἡλικίαςof the fullnessτοῦ πληρώματοςof the Messiah,τοῦ Χριστοῦ
until, as far as
Until; as far as.
Where else “mechri” appearsattain
To reach a goal.
Where else “katantēsōmen” appearsunity
Unity, being united as one.
Where else “henotēta” appearstrust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appearsknowledge
Knowledge: full knowledge of something or of someone, recognition.
Where else “epignōseōs” appearsSon
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huiou” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearsmature
Grown-up, fully developed.
Where else “teleion” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andra” appearsmeasure
Measure.
Where else “metron” appearsstature
How tall someone is.
Where else “hēlikias” appearsfullness
Everything that fills something completely.
Where else “plērōmatos” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears12for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, for the building up of the body of the Messiah,
13 · This verse (above)
14so that we may no longer be children, tossed by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of men, by craftiness in the scheming of error;
1. What it says
What does Paul urge them to do about unity, and how many times does he say "one" (v. 1-6)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul contrasts the old way of life with the new, and what specific changes does he name (v. 22-32)?
3. How I live it
Paul writes, "do not let the sun go down on your anger" (v. 26). With whom could you talk calmly today to make something right?
