Ephesians 4:16 (WEB)
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.
Catechism · 3
The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit
- §794Paragraph 2 · The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy SpiritRead at vatican.va
“Christ provides for our growth: to make us grow toward him, our head,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Col 2:19; Eph 4:11-16.
- §798Paragraph 2 · The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy SpiritRead at vatican.va
“He works in many ways to build up the whole Body in charity:” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Eph 4:16.
The Communion of Saints
“All, indeed, who are of Christ and who have his Spirit form one Church and in Christ cleave together.” — Catechism footnote: LG 49; cf. Eph 4:16.
Fathers and councils · 11
Irenaeus of Lyons
“…time is fulfilled of that condemnation which existed by reason of disobedience, may arise, blended together and strengthened through means of joints and bands by the increase of God, each of the members having its own proper and fit position in the body.” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 16.
Read the whole comment“…means of every joint according to the measure of the ministration of each several part, maketh increase of the body to the edification of itself in love.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 16; Col. ii. 19.
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Ambrose of Milan
“…that He is the Head of the Church, as it is written: “Because He is the Head of the Body, of the Church; Who is the beginning, first-begotten from the dead.”” — editor's note: Cf. Eph. iv. 15, 16.
Read the whole comment“…framed and knit together through every joint of the supply for the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the building up of itself in love.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 15, 16.
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Augustine of Hippo
“He therefore is the Head of this body; wherefore in another place he saith, “But doing the truth in love, we may increase in Him in all things, who is the Head, Christ, from whom the whole body is joined together and compacted.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 15, 16.
Read the whole comment“He violateth the temple of God, who violateth unity: for he “holdeth not the head, from which the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth according to the working after the measure of every part maketh increase of the body to the edifying of itself in love.”” — editor's note: Col. ii. 19; Eph. iv. 16.
Read the whole comment“…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.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 10–16.
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Basil the Great
“…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.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 15, 16.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…to what has been said, it is good with our head cleansed, as the head which is the workshop of the senses is cleansed, to hold fast the Head of Christ, from which the whole body is fitly joined together and compacted; and to cast down our sin that exalted itself, when it would exalt us above our better part.” — editor's note: Ephes. iv. 16.
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Tertullian
“This, too, I may confidently say: he who has likened the unity of our body throughout its manifold and divers members to the compacting together of the various gifts of the Spirit, shows also that there is but one Lord of the human body and of the Holy Spirit.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 12–30, compared with Eph. iv. 16.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“Let not the sun set upon your wrath.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 16.
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Cross-references · 18
Parallel passages
Ephesians 4:16 and Colossians 2:19 share the same wording (10 words).
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