King James Version

Ephesians 4:15

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Christ here.

ἀληθεύοντεςalētheuontesspeaking the truthἀληθεύω (alētheuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “speaking the truth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG226I say (speak) truth, do truth, maintain truth (the truth).speaking the truthδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἀγάπῃagapēloveἀγάπηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “love”, the to- or for-formG26love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.loveαὐξήσωμενauxēsōmenmay grow upαὐξάνω (auxanō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “may grow up”, a single actionG837(a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow.This verse uses “grow”.may grow upεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πάνταpantain all thingsπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “in all things”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.in all thingsὅςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλήkephalēheadκεφαλήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “head”, the subject formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.the headΧριστόςchristoseven ChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “even Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.even Christ

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him [in] all things, who is the head — the Christ;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him [in] all things, who is the head — the Christ;

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

but, holding the truth in love, we may grow up to him in all things, who is the head, the Christ:

Douay-Rheims

But doing the truth in charity, we may in all things grow up in him who is the head, even Christ:

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