Ephesians 4:16

New International Reader's Version

He makes the whole body grow and build itself up in love. Under the control of Christ, each part of the body does its work. It supports the other parts. In that way, the body is joined and held together.

Cross References

John 15:5

“I am the vine. You are the branches. If you remain joined to me, and I to you, you will bear a lot of fruit. You can’t do anything without me.

Romans 12:4

Each of us has one body with many parts. And the parts do not all have the same purpose.

1 Corinthians 10:17

Just as there is one loaf, so we who are many are one body. We all share the one loaf.

1 Corinthians 13:13

The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love. But the greatest of them is love.

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now I want to deal with food sacrificed to statues of gods. We know that “We all have knowledge.” But knowledge makes people proud, while love builds them up.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit the Holy Spirit produces is love, joy and peace. It is being patient, kind and good. It is being faithful

Galatians 5:6

Circumcision and uncircumcision aren’t worth anything to those who believe in Christ Jesus. The only thing that really counts is faith that shows itself through love.

Ephesians 1:4

God chose us to belong to Christ before the world was created. He chose us to be holy and without blame in his eyes. He loved us.

Ephesians 3:17

Then Christ will live in your hearts because you believe in him. And I pray that your love will have deep roots. I pray that it will have a strong foundation.

Ephesians 3:7

I now serve the good news because God gave me his grace. His power is at work in me.

Ephesians 4:12

He gave all these people so that they might prepare God’s people to serve. Then the body of Christ will be built up.

Ephesians 4:15

Instead, we will speak the truth in love. So we will grow up in every way to become the body of Christ. Christ is the head of the body.

Philippians 1:9

I pray that your love will grow more and more. And let it be based on knowledge and understanding.

Colossians 2:19

They aren’t connected anymore to the head, who is Christ. But the whole body grows from the head. The muscles and tendons hold the body together. And God causes it to grow.

Colossians 2:2

My goal is that their hearts may be encouraged and strengthened. I want them to be joined together in love. Then their understanding will be rich and complete. They will know the mystery of God. That mystery is Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

We remember you when we pray to our God and Father. Your work is produced by your faith. Your service is the result of your love. Your strength to continue comes from your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

We never stop thanking God for the way you received his word. You heard it from us. But you didn’t accept it as a human word. You accepted it for what it really is. It is God’s word. It is really at work in you who believe.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

May the Lord make your love grow. May it be like a rising flood. May your love for one another increase. May it also increase for everyone else. May it be just like our love for you.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. That is only right, because your faith is growing more and more. We also thank God that the love you all have for one another is increasing.

1 Timothy 1:5

Love is the purpose of my command. Love comes from a pure heart. It comes from a good sense of what is right and wrong. It comes from faith that is honest and true.

1 Peter 1:22

You have made yourselves pure by obeying the truth. So you have an honest and true love for each other. So love one another deeply, from your hearts.

1 John 4:16

So we know that God loves us. We depend on it. God is love. Anyone who leads a life of love is joined to God. And God is joined to them.