Ephesians 4:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁵ but speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ Rather, let our lives lovingly express truth [in all things, speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly]. Enfolded in love, let us grow up in every way and in all things into Him Who is the Head, [even] Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Instead, by speaking the truth with love, let’s grow in every way into Christ,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ Instead, acting according to truth in charity, we should increase in everything, in him who is the head, Christ himself.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ But doing the truth in charity, we may in all things grow up in him who is the head, even Christ:

Ephesians 4:15 Cross References

Psalm 32:2

Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things that you shall do: speak the truth to one another, render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace,

Malachi 4:2

But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.

John 1:47

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”

Romans 12:9

Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good;

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:2

We have renounced the shameful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 8:8

I do not say this as a command, but I am, by mentioning the eagerness of others, testing the genuineness of your love.

Ephesians 1:22

And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church,

Ephesians 1:4

just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love.

Ephesians 2:21

in him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

Ephesians 4:25

So then, putting away falsehood, let each of you speak the truth with your neighbor, for we are members of one another.

Ephesians 5:23

for the husband is the head of the wife just as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.

1 Peter 1:22

Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.

1 Peter 2:2

Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation—

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

1 John 3:18

Little children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.

Judges 16:15

Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me three times now and have not told me what makes your strength so great.”