Ephesians 4:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEphesians 4:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
οὗ
hós
G3739
who
πᾶν
pâs
G3956
all
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
σῶμα
sōma
G4983
body
συναρμολογούμενον
synarmologéō
G4883
to join together
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
συνβιβαζόμενον
symbibázō
G4822
to join together
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
πάσης
pâs
G3956
all
ἁφῆς
haphḗ
G860
bond
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἐπιχορηγίας
epichorēgía
G2024
supply
κατ’
katá
G2596
down
ἐνέργειαν
enérgeia
G1753
working
ἐν
en
G1722
in
μέτρῳ
métron
G3358
measure
ἑνὸς
heîs
G1520
one
ἑκάστου
hékastos
G1538
each
μέρους
méros
G3313
part
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
αὔξησιν
aúxēsis
G838
increase
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
σώματος
sōma
G4983
body
ποιεῖται
poiéō
G4160
to make
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
οἰκοδομὴν
oikodomḗ
G3619
building
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἀγάπῃ
agápē
G26
brotherly love
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World English Bible Public Domain
from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.
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King James Version Public Domain
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
from whom the whole body, being joined and held together by every supporting ligament, according to the working in measure of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for building up itself in love.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).