Ephesians 4:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

of the body. Christ holds it together and makes all its parts work perfectly, as it grows and becomes strong because of love.

Cross References

John 15:5

I am the vine, and you are the branches. If you stay joined to me, and I stay joined to you, then you will produce lots of fruit. But you cannot do anything without me.

Romans 12:4

A body is made up of many parts, and each of them has its own use.

1 Corinthians 10:17

By sharing in the same loaf of bread, we become one body, even though there are many of us.

1 Corinthians 13:13

For now there are faith, hope, and love. But of these three, the greatest is love.

1 Corinthians 8:1

In your letter you asked me about food offered to idols. All of us know something about this subject. But knowledge makes us proud of ourselves, while love makes us helpful to others.

Galatians 5:22

God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful,

Galatians 5:6

If you are a follower of Christ Jesus, it makes no difference whether you are circumcised or not. All that matters is your faith that makes you love others.

Ephesians 1:4

Before the world was created, God had Christ choose us to live with him and to be his holy and innocent and loving people.

Ephesians 3:17

and that Christ will live in your hearts because of your faith. Stand firm and be deeply rooted in his love.

Ephesians 3:7

God treated me with kindness. His power worked in me, and it became my job to spread the good news.

Ephesians 4:12

so that his people would learn to serve and his body would grow strong.

Ephesians 4:15

Love should always make us tell the truth. Then we will grow in every way and be more like Christ, the head

Philippians 1:9

I pray that your love will keep on growing and that you will fully know and understand

Colossians 2:19

They are no longer part of Christ, who is the head of the whole body. Christ gives the body its strength, and he uses its joints and muscles to hold it together, as it grows by the power of God.

Colossians 2:2

I do it to encourage them. Then as their hearts are joined together in love, they will be wonderfully blessed with complete understanding. And they will truly know Christ. Not only is he the key to God's mystery,

1 Thessalonians 1:3

we tell God our Father about your faith and loving work and about your firm hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

We always thank God that you believed the message we preached. It came from him, and it isn't something made up by humans. You accepted it as God's message, and now he is working in you.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

May the Lord make your love for each other and for everyone else grow by leaps and bounds. That's how our love for you has grown.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

My dear friends, we always have good reason to thank God for you, because your faith in God and your love for each other keep growing all the time.

1 Timothy 1:5

You must teach people to have genuine love, as well as a good conscience and true faith.

1 Peter 1:22

You obeyed the truth, and your souls were made pure. Now you sincerely love each other. But you must keep on loving with all your heart.

1 John 4:16

and are sure that God loves us. God is love. If we keep on loving others, we will stay united in our hearts with God, and he will stay united with us.