[和合本] 惟用爱心说诚实话,凡事长进,连于元首基督。
[新标点] 惟用爱心说诚实话,凡事长进,连于元首基督,
[和合修] 我们反而要用爱心说诚实话,各方面向着基督长进,连于元首基督,
[新译本] 却要在爱中过诚实的生活,在各方面长进,达到基督的身量。他是教会的头,
[当代修] 相反,我们说话要凭爱心坚持真理,在各方面都要追求长进,更像元首基督。
[现代修] 相反地,我们要以爱心说诚实话,在各方面向着基督不断长进。他是头;
[吕振中] 但我们总要以爱心持守真理,各方面长大、直到长成了基督:基督就是元首。
[思高本] 反而在爱德中持守真理,在各方面长进,而归于那为元首的基督,
[文理本] 惟须居爱崇实、万事渐长于彼、彼乃元首、即基督也、
[GNT] Instead, by speaking the truth in a spirit of love, we must grow up in every way to Christ, who is the head.
[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;
[KJV] But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
[NKJV] but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head -- Christ --
[KJ21] but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into Him in all things, who is the Head, even Christ,
[NASB] but (Or holding to; or being truthful in)speaking the truth in love, (Or let's grow up)we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, that is, Christ,
[NRSV] But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
[WEB] but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,
[ESV] Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
[NIV] Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.
[NIrV] We will no longer be babies in the faith. We won't be like ships tossed around by the waves. We won't be blown here and there by every new teaching. We won't be blown around by the cleverness and tricks of people who try to hide their evil plans.
[HCSB] But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head-- Christ.
[CSB] But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head-- Christ.
[AMP] Rather, let our lives lovingly express truth [in all things, speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly]. Enfolded in love, let us grow up in every way and in all things into Him Who is the Head, [even] Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).
[NLT] Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
[YLT] and, being true in love, we may increase to Him [in] all things, who is the head -- the Christ;