Ephesians 4:14

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

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WEBBE

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

BSB

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

KJV

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

ASV

that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

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;

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ἵνα ina so that G2443 μηκέτι mēketi no longer G3371 ὦμεν ōmen we may be G1510 νήπιοι nēpioi infants G3516 κλυδωνιζόμενοι kludōnizomenoi being tossed by waves G2831 καὶ kai and G2532 περιφερόμενοι peripheromenoi being carried about G4064 παντὶ panti by every G3956 ἀνέμῳ anemō wind G417 τῆς tēs (the) G3588 διδασκαλίας didaskalias of teaching G1319 ἐν en in G1722 τῇ tēa the G3588 κυβείᾳ kubeia cunning G2940 τῶν tōn (the) G3588 ἀνθρώπων anthrōpōn of men G444 ἐν en in G1722 πανουργίᾳ panourgia craftiness G3834 πρὸς pros with a view to G4314 τὴν tēn the G3588 μεθοδείαν methodeian scheming G3180 τῆς tēs (the) G3588 πλάνης planēs of deceit G4106

The early church

"That we may be no longer."-The word, "no longer," shows that they had of old been in this case, and he reckons himself moreover as a subject for correction, and corrects himself. For this cause, he would say, are there so many workmen, that the building may not be shaken, may not be "carried about," that the stones may be firmly fixed. For this is the character of children, to be tossed to and fro, to be carried about and shaken. "That we may be no longer," saith he, "children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error." "And carried about," saith he, "with every wind." He comes to this figure of speech, to point out in how great peril doubting souls are. "With every wind," saith he, "by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error." The word "sleight" means the art of gamesters. Such are the "crafty," whenever they lay hold on the simpler sort. For they also change and shift about everything. He here glances also at human life.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Ephesians

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–16

Unto every believer is given some gift of grace, for their mutual help. All is given as seems best to Christ to bestow upon every one. He received for them, that he might give to them, a large measure of gifts and graces; particularly the gift of the Holy Ghost. Not a mere head knowledge, or bare acknowledging Christ to be the Son of God, but such as brings trust and obedience. There is a fulness in Christ, and a measure of that fulness given in the counsel of God to every believer; but we never come to the perfect measure till we come to heaven. God's children are growing, as long as they are in this world; and the Christian's growth tends to the glory of Christ. The more a man finds himself drawn out to improve in his station, and according to his measure, all that he has received, to the spiritual good of others, he may the more certainly believe that he has the grace of sincere love and charity rooted in his heart. (Ep 4:17-24)

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Minister, ChristianDecisionCharacterPerseveranceDeceitInstabilityDoctrinesWind

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.