Ephesians 4:15-16

Unity in the Body of Christ

¹⁵ Rather, _y speaking the truth in love, we are to _z grow up in every way into him who is _a the head, into Christ, ¹⁶ _b from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, _c when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

1. Cross References
   1 John 3:18
   Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
   Ephesians 4:25
   Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
   
2. Cross References
   Ephesians 2:21
   In whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
   
3. Cross References
   Ephesians 1:22
   And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church.
   
4. Cross References
   Colossians 2:19
   And not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.
   
5. Cross References
   Ephesians 4:7
   But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.