Ephesians 4:15 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.

Zechariah 8:16

These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbour; execute the judgement of truth and peace in your gates:

Malachi 4:2

But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

Romans 12:9

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

2 Corinthians 4:2

but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 8:8

I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

Ephesians 1:22

and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,

Ephesians 1:4

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:

Ephesians 2:21

in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord;

Ephesians 4:25

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Ephesians 5:23

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

1 Peter 1:22

Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

1 Peter 2:2

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and for ever. Amen.

1 John 3:18

My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

Judges 16:15

And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.