Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Ephesians 4:14

Context
NET ©

So 1  we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes. 2 

NIV ©

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.

NASB ©

As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;

NLT ©

Then we will no longer be like children, forever changing our minds about what we believe because someone has told us something different or because someone has cleverly lied to us and made the lie sound like the truth.

MSG ©

No prolonged infancies among us, please. We'll not tolerate babes in the woods, small children who are an easy mark for impostors.

BBE ©

So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;

NRSV ©

We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming.

NKJV ©

that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,


KJV
That
<2443>
we [henceforth] be
<5600> (5753)
no more
<3371>
children
<3516>_,
tossed to and fro
<2831> (5740)_,
and
<2532>
carried about with
<4064> (5746)
every
<3956>
wind
<417>
of doctrine
<1319>_,
by
<1722>
the sleight
<2940>
of men
<444>_,
[and] cunning craftiness
<1722> <3834>_,
whereby
<4314>
they lie in wait
<3180>
to deceive
<4106>_;
NASB ©
As a result
<2443>
, we are no
<3371>
longer
<3371>
to be children
<3516>
, tossed
<2831>
here
<2831>
and there
<2831>
by waves
<2831>
and carried
<4064>
about
<4064>
by every
<3956>
wind
<417>
of doctrine
<1319>
, by the trickery
<2940>
of men
<444>
, by craftiness
<3834>
in deceitful
<4106>
scheming
<3180>
;
GREEK
ina
<2443>
CONJ
mhketi
<3371>
ADV
wmen
<1510> (5753)
V-PXS-1P
nhpioi
<3516>
A-NPM
kludwnizomenoi
<2831> (5740)
V-PNP-NPM
kai
<2532>
CONJ
periferomenoi
<4064> (5746)
V-PPP-NPM
panti
<3956>
A-DSM
anemw
<417>
N-DSM
thv
<3588>
T-GSF
didaskaliav
<1319>
N-GSF
en
<1722>
PREP
th
<3588>
T-DSF
kubeia
<2940>
N-DSF
twn
<3588>
T-GPM
anyrwpwn
<444>
N-GPM
en
<1722>
PREP
panourgia
<3834>
N-DSF
prov
<4314>
PREP
thn
<3588>
T-ASF
meyodeian
<3180>
N-ASF
thv
<3588>
T-GSF
planhv
<4106>
N-GSF
NET © [draft] ITL
So
<2443>
we are
<1510>
no longer
<3371>
to be children
<3516>
, tossed back and forth by waves
<2831>
and carried about
<4064>
by every
<3956>
wind
<417>
of teaching
<1319>
by
<1722>
the trickery
<2940>
of people
<444>
who craftily
<3834>
carry out
<4314>
their deceitful
<4106>
schemes
<3180>
.
NET ©

So 1  we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes. 2 

NET © Notes

tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

tn While the sense of the passage is clear enough, translation in English is somewhat difficult. The Greek says: “by the trickery of men, by craftiness with the scheme of deceit.” The point is that the author is concerned about Christians growing into maturity. He is fearful that certain kinds of very cunning people, who are skilled at deceitful scheming, should come in and teach false doctrines which would in turn stunt the growth of the believers.



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