Ephesians
Ephesians 4:15
15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instead | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| speaking the truth | ἀληθεύοντες | alētheuontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G226 I say, speak truth, I do truth |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| love | ἀγάπῃ | agapē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| in | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| all things | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| grow up | αὐξήσωμεν | auxēsōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Christ | Χριστός | Christos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| Himself | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| who | ὅς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| head | κεφαλή | kephalē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2776 the head |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 3:18 · Ephesians 4:25 · Zechariah 8:16 · 1 Peter 1:22 · 2 Peter 3:18 · 1 Peter 2:2 · Romans 12:9 · Ephesians 1:22 · Ephesians 2:21 · John 1:47 · Psalm 32:2 · Judges 16:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.