Ephesians 4:16 Cross References

Ephesians 4:16

16: Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

Colossians 2:19

  1. But they are not connected to Christ, the head of the body. For we are joined together in his body by his strong sinews, and we grow only as we get our nourishment and strength from God.

John 15:5

  1. "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.

1 Corinthians 13:13

  1. There are three things that will endure--faith, hope, and love--and the greatest of these is love.
  2. Let love be your highest goal, but also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives, especially the gift of prophecy.

Colossians 2:2

  1. My goal is that they will be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have full confidence because they have complete understanding of God's secret plan, which is Christ himself.

Ephesians 4:12

  1. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ,

1 Thessalonians 4:9

  1. But I don't need to write to you about the Christian love that should be shown among God's people. For God himself has taught you to love one another.
  2. Indeed, your love is already strong toward all the Christians in all of Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we beg you to love them more and more.

Psalms 139:15

  1. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
  2. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.

Ephesians 3:17

  1. And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love.

1 Thessalonians 3:12

  1. And may the Lord make your love grow and overflow to each other and to everyone else, just as our love overflows toward you.

1 Timothy 1:5

  1. The purpose of my instruction is that all the Christians there would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and sincere faith.

1 Corinthians 12:12

  1. The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up only one body. So it is with the body of Christ.
  2. Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into Christ's body by one Spirit, and we have all received the same Spirit.
  3. Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part.
  4. If the foot says, "I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand," that does not make it any less a part of the body.
  5. And if the ear says, "I am not part of the body because I am only an ear and not an eye," would that make it any less a part of the body?

Job 10:10

  1. You guided my conception and formed me in the womb.
  2. You clothed me with skin and flesh, and you knit my bones and sinews together.

Ephesians 3:7

  1. By God's special favor and mighty power, I have been given the wonderful privilege of serving him by spreading this Good News.

Ephesians 1:4

  1. Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.

Ephesians 4:15

  1. Instead, we will hold to the truth in love, becoming more and more in every way like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.

Philippians 1:9

  1. I pray that your love for each other will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in your knowledge and understanding.

1 Corinthians 13:4

  1. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud
  2. or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged.
  3. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.
  4. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
  5. Love will last forever, but prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will all disappear.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

  1. And we will never stop thanking God that when we preached his message to you, you didn't think of the words we spoke as being just our own. You accepted what we said as the very word of God--which, of course, it was. And this word continues to work in you who believe.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

  1. Dear brothers and sisters, we always thank God for you, as is right, for we are thankful that your faith is flourishing and you are all growing in love for each other.

Galatians 5:13

  1. For you have been called to live in freedom--not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love.
  2. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."

1 Thessalonians 1:3

  1. As we talk to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and your continual anticipation of the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 John 4:16

  1. We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in him. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.

Galatians 5:22

  1. But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Galatians 5:6

  1. For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, it makes no difference to God whether we are circumcised or not circumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.

1 Corinthians 8:1

  1. Now let's talk about food that has been sacrificed to idols. You think that everyone should agree with your perfect knowledge. While knowledge may make us feel important, it is love that really builds up the church.

1 Peter 1:22

  1. Now you can have sincere love for each other as brothers and sisters because you were cleansed from your sins when you accepted the truth of the Good News. So see to it that you really do love each other intensely with all your hearts.
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