Ephesians 4:14-16

Unity in the Body of Christ

¹⁴ so that we may no longer be children, _w tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in _x deceitful schemes. 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
   Matthew 11:7
   As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
   Hebrews 13:9
   Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them.
   James 1:6
   But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
   Jude 1:12
   These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted.
   
2. Cross References
   Ephesians 6:11
   Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
   
3. 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.
   
4. Cross References
   Ephesians 2:21
   In whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
   
5. Cross References
   Ephesians 1:22
   And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church.
   
6. 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.
   
7. Cross References
   Ephesians 4:7
   But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.