Ephesians 4:14

Greek/English Interlinear with Strong’s Numbers
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Eph. 4 - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear


King James Version

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;
New King James Version

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 by which they lie in wait to deceive,
New American Standard Bible

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;
New International Version

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.
The Amplified Bible

So then, we may no longer be children, tossed [like ships] to and fro between chance gusts of teaching and wavering with every changing wind of doctrine, [the prey of] the cunning and cleverness of unscrupulous men, [gamblers engaged] in every shifting form of trickery in inventing errors to mislead.
Wuest’s Expanded Translation

in order that we no longer may be immature ones, tossed to and fro and carried around in circles by every wind of teaching in the cunning adroitness of men, in craftiness which furthers the scheming deceitful art of error,
Phillips’ Modern English

We are not meant to remain as children at the mercy of every chance wind of teaching, and of the jockeying of men who are expert in the crafty presentations of lies.
Williams’ Language of the People

so that we may not be babies any longer, or like sailors tossed about and driven around by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men through their cunning inventing new methods of error.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers

That 2443 we henceforth be 5600 no more 3371 children, 3516 tossed to and fro, 2831 and 2532 carried about 4064 with every 3956 wind 417 of doctrine, 1319 by 1722 the 3588 sleight 2940 of men, 444 and 1722 cunning craftiness, 3834 whereby 4314 they lie in wait 3180 to deceive; 4106
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