Ephesians 4:13
King James Version (KJV)
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Translations
Ephesians 4:13 - Amplified Bible
[That it might develop] until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the [full and accurate] knowledge of the Son of God, that [we might arrive] at really mature manhood (the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ's own perfection), the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ {and} the completeness found in Him.
Ephesians 4:13 - American Standard Version
till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Ephesians 4:13 - Bible in Basic English
Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ:
Ephesians 4:13 - Darby Bible
until we all arrive at the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, at [the] full-grown man, at [the] measure of the stature of the fulness of the Christ;
Ephesians 4:13 - English Standard Version
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
Ephesians 4:13 - King James Version
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Ephesians 4:13 - La Biblia de las Americas
hasta que todos lleguemos a la unidad de la fe y del conocimiento pleno del Hijo de Dios, a la condiciòn de un hombre maduro, a la medida de la estatura de la plenitud de Cristo;
Ephesians 4:13 - The Message
Ephesians 4:13 - New American Standard Bible
until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.
Ephesians 4:13 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
hasta que todos lleguemos a la unidad de la fe y del pleno conocimiento del Hijo de Dios, a la condiciòn de un hombre maduro, a la medida de la estatura de la plenitud de Cristo.
Ephesians 4:13 - World English Bible
until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
Ephesians 4:13 - Young's Living Translation
till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ,
Ephesians 4:13 - Additional Comments
How long do we use our gifts, to equip and edify (vs 12)? Wow, look at the goals:
- until we all have the unity of the faith (a unanimous view of God) (being of the same mind - Phil 2:2) - God does not want us to have different denominations, different perspectives on truth. He wants us all to hold fast to the single truth. We need to draw closer to Him to discern what that is.
- until we all come to the knowledge of the Son of God - until we all know Him intimately (now we can only know if part - 1 Cor 13:12)
- until we have come to be a perfect person, measured by the fullness of Christ - what a yardstick. We are to be completely like Christ. We are to be growing in maturity, not remaining babes (1 Cor 3:1-3). Isn't it sad when you see an adult, one who's been around for a long time, still acting like a child, having never matured? Isn't it sad to see a Christian, one who has been in the church for a long time, to still be a child in the faith? What are symptoms of a childlike faith? See verse 14.
These are the goals we need to have for each other. I want this for you so much that I will be using my gifts to help you accomplish these goals.
These goals deal with both Christian theology and Christian living.
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