Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.

惟用爱心说诚实话，凡事长进，连于元首基督。

我们反而要用爱心说诚实话，各方面向着基督长进，连于元首基督，

我们反而要用爱心说诚实话，各方面向着基督长进，连于元首基督，

相反，我们说话要凭爱心坚持真理，在各方面都要追求长进，更像元首基督。

却要在爱中过诚实的生活，在各方面长进，达到基督的身量。他是教会的头，

我们却要在爱中说真话，在一切事上向着他长进；他就是头，是基督。

惟用愛心說誠實話，凡事長進，連於元首基督，

我們反而要用愛心說誠實話，各方面向着基督長進，連於元首基督，

我們反而要用愛心說誠實話，各方面向着基督長進，連於元首基督，

相反，我們說話要憑愛心堅持真理，在各方面都要追求長進，更像元首基督。

卻要在愛中過誠實的生活，在各方面長進，達到基督的身量。他是教會的頭，

但我們總要以愛心持守真理，各方面長大、直到長成了基督：基督就是元首。

我們卻要在愛中說真話，在一切事上向著他長進；他就是頭，是基督。

惟居愛崇真、萬事漸長於彼、彼乃元首、即基督也、

基督為教會首、爾居仁而言實、萬事託之生長、

當以愛心言真實、凡事日漸增長、及於為元首者、即基督也、

務須篤守真諦、涵養愛德、日漸月漬、暢茂條達、庶克仰配為吾人元首之基督。

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.

Instead, we will speak the truth in love. So we will grow up in every way to become the body of Christ. Christ is the head of the body.

Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,

But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head— Christ.

but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, that is, Christ,

but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head— Christ—

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;

But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head— Christ.

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head,[ even] Christ:

But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head.

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,

Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.

Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.

So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.

God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church.

But this is what you must do: Tell the truth to each other. Render verdicts in your courts that are just and that lead to peace.

We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.

Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,

We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don’t try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this.

Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything.For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ,

For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.

“ But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.

Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

As they approached, Jesus said,“ Now here is a genuine son of Israel— a man of complete integrity.”

You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart.

I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.

Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing,and you say,“ Good bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”— but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. What good does that do?

Then Delilah pouted,“ How can you tell me,‘ I love you,’ when you don’t share your secrets with me? You’ve made fun of me three times now, and you still haven’t told me what makes you so strong!”

Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

I will be to Israel like a refreshing dew from heaven. Israel will blossom like the lily; it will send roots deep into the soil like the cedars in Lebanon.Its branches will spread out like beautiful olive trees, as fragrant as the cedars of Lebanon.My people will again live under my shade. They will flourish like grain and blossom like grapevines. They will be as fragrant as the wines of Lebanon.