Ephesians 4:15

Unity in the Body

14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.16From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

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Berean Standard Bible
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
American Standard Version (1901)
but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;
Bible in Basic English
But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;
Douay-Rheims 1899
But doing the truth in charity, we may in all things grow up in him who is the head, even Christ:
Free Bible Version
instead by speaking the truth in love we ought to grow up in everything into Christ, who is our head.
Geneva Bible 1599
But let vs folowe the truth in loue, and in all things, grow vp into him, which is the head, that is, Christ.
King James (Authorized) Version
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Plain English Version
We will love people, and at the same time we will tell them the true message. Then we will get stronger for Jesus Christ and become more like him. It’s like we are his body, and he is the head.
Translation for Translators
Instead, by loving others as we behave as God’s truth requires (OR, speak in a loving manner what is true), we will become more and more like Christ in every way. He is the one who controls/guides all his people [MET], just like a person’s head controls/guides his body.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, that is, Christ.
Noah Webster Bible
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, even Christ:
World English Bible
but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,
Young's Literal Translation
and, being true in love, we may increase to Him [in] all things, who is the head — the Christ;