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butδὲspeaking the truthἀληθεύοντεςinἐνlove,ἀγάπῃlet us growαὐξήσωμενin all thingsτὰ πάνταintoεἰςhimαὐτὸνwhoὅςisἐστινthe head,ἡ κεφαλήthe Messiah,Χριστός
Ephesians 4:15
Study it in the app“but speaking the truth in love, let us grow in all things into him who is the head, the Messiah,”
God gives different kinds of service so the body grows in loveThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 4:15, word by word
- speaking the truthἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontes
speak the truth
Speak the truth, be truthful.
Where else “alētheuontes” appears- loveἀγάπῃagapēi
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēi” appears- let us growαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmen
grow
To become larger or stronger over time, like a plant or a child.
Where else “auxēsōmen” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the headκεφαλήkephalē
leader
The one who leads and sustains others, as the Messiah does his assembly.
Where else “kephalē” appears- the MessiahΧριστόςChristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appears
The context
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;
15 · This verse (above)
16from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every joint of supply, according to the working in the measure of each part, makes the growth of the body for its own building up in love.
To study Ephesians 4 in a group
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?