2 with all humility R198 and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in R199 love, 3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond R200 of peace. 4 There is one R201 body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope R202 of your calling; 5 one R203 Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all who R204 is over all and through all and in all. 7 But to R205 each one of us grace R206 was given according R207 to the measure of Christ's gift. 8 Therefore it F56 says, "WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN." 9 (Now this expression, "He ascended," R210 what does F57 it mean except that He also had F58 descended into the R211 lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far R212 above all the heavens, so that He might fill R213 all things.) 11 And He gave R214 some R215 as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, R216 and some as pastors and teachers, R21712 for R218 the equipping of the saints F59 for the work of service, to the building up of the R219 body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the R220 unity of the faith, and of the knowledge R221F60 of the Son of God, to a mature R222 man, to the measure of the stature which F61 belongs to the fullness R223 of Christ. 14 As F62 a result, we are no R224 longer to be children, tossed R225 here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness R226 in F63 deceitful R227 scheming; 15 but speaking F64 the truth in R228 love, we F65 are to grow R229 up in all aspects into Him who is the head, R230 even Christ, 16 from whom the R231 whole body, being fitted and held together by F66 what every joint supplies, according to the proper F67 working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in R232 love.
FOOTNOTES: F56 Or He F57 Lit is it except F58 One early ms reads had first descended F59 Or holy ones F60 Or true knowledge F61 Lit of the fullness F62 Lit So that we will no longer be F63 Lit with regard to the scheming of deceit F64 Or holding to or being truthful in F65 Or let us grow up F66 Lit through every joint of the supply F67 Lit working in measure
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