Ephesians 4:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

From. App-104.

fitly joined together. being perfectly fitted together. Only here and Ephesians 2:21.

compacted. knit together. Greek. sumbibazo. See Acts 9:22. Occurs: Colossians 2:2.

joint. ligament. Greek. haphe. only here and Colossians 2:19. Here the ligament is "the bond of peace" (Ephesians 4:3).

supplieth. of the supply, i.e. from the Head. Greek. epichoregia. only here and Philippians 1:19. Genitive of relation. App-17.

the. an.

effectual working. Gr . energeia. See Ephesians 1:19.

every. each several.

increase. Greek. auxesis. Only here and Colossians 2:19.

Ephesians 4:16

16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.