Discovery BoxEphesians 4:7 
Context4:7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Ephesians 4:13
Context4:13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God – a mature person, attaining to 1 the measure of Christ’s full stature. 2
Ephesians 4:16
Context4:16 From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together 3 through every supporting ligament. 4 As each one does its part, the body grows in love.
1 tn The words “attaining to” were supplied in the translation to pick up the καταντήσωμεν (katanthswmen) mentioned earlier in the sentence and the εἰς (eis) which heads up this clause.
2 tn Grk “the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.” On this translation of ἡλικία (Jhlikia, “stature”) see BDAG 436 s.v. 3.
3 tn The Greek participle συμβιβαζόμενον (sumbibazomenon) translated “held together” also has in different contexts, the idea of teaching implied in it.
4 tn Grk “joint of supply.”
