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16 (A)from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, (B)when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

The New Life

17 Now this I say and (C)testify in the Lord, (D)that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, (E)in the futility of their minds. 18 They (F)are darkened in their understanding, (G)alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to (H)their hardness of heart.

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16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows(A) and builds itself up(B) in love,(C) as each part does its work.

Instructions for Christian Living

17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer(D) live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.(E) 18 They are darkened in their understanding(F) and separated from the life of God(G) because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.(H)

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