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It was he who gave some to be apostles,
some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be
pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of
service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until
we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the
Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure
of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants,
tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there
by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness
of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the
truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who
is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined
and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and |
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as each part does its work. |
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