Cross references
Ephesians 4:16
From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
Ephesians 4:16 has 26 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 25 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Colossians 2:19 (34 votes) and John 15:5 (27 votes). 44 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Exodus 26 to Jude 1.
Which verses does Ephesians 4:16 point to?
The 20 strongest of 26, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Colossians 2:1934 votes
He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
- John 15:527 votes
I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
- Colossians 2:217 votes
that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
- 1 Corinthians 13:13–14:113 votes
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love. Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.
- Ephesians 4:1513 votes
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
- Ephesians 4:1212 votes
to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
- Philippians 1:98 votes
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
- 1 Thessalonians 2:138 votes
And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.
- 1 Timothy 1:58 votes
The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
- 1 Corinthians 12:12–287 votes
The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink. …
- Ephesians 3:177 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9–107 votes
- 1 John 4:167 votes
- Psalm 139:15–166 votes
- Galatians 5:13–146 votes
- Galatians 5:226 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Ephesians 1:46 votes
- Ephesians 3:76 votes
- 1 Peter 1:226 votes
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–95 votes
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. …
Which verses point to Ephesians 4:16?
The 10 strongest of 44.