whom.

Ephesians 4:12
to equip the saints for works of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,

John 15:5
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.

fitly.

Job 10:10, 11
Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese? . . .

Psalm 139:15, 16
My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. . . .

1 Corinthians 12:12-28
The body is a unit, though it is comprised of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ. . . .

Colossians 2:19
and he loses 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.

the effectual.

Ephesians 3:7
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace, given me through the working of His power.

1 Thessalonians 2:13
And we continually thank God that in receiving the word of God from us, you did not accept it as the word of men, but as the true word of God--the word now at work in you who believe.

edifying.

Ephesians 4:15
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

Ephesians 1:4
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

Ephesians 3:17
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

1 Corinthians 8:1
Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

1 Corinthians 13:4-9, 13
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. . . .

1 Corinthians 14:1
Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

Galatians 5:6, 13, 14, 22
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love. . . .

Philippians 1:9
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and profound insight,

Colossians 2:2
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 Thessalonians 1:3
and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 3:12
And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,

1 Thessalonians 4:9, 10
Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another. . . .

2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

1 Timothy 1:5
The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.

1 Peter 1:22
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 John 4:16
And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.