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Berean Standard Bible

“Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.”

Ephesians 4:14

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Paul continues describing the goal of Christian maturity, which the gifted leaders of the church are meant to serve. He now describes the immaturity that maturity is meant to replace.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

World English Bible (WEB)

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

King James Version (KJV)

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;

American Standard Version (ASV)

that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

Bible in Basic English (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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

that we may no more be babes infants, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight wiles of men, in craftiness slyness, unto the artifice scheming of leading astray,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Que ya no seamos niños fluctuantes, y llevados por doquiera de todo viento de doctrina, por estratagema de hombres que, para engañar, emplean con astucia los artificios del error:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así dejaremos de ser como niños que cambian de creencias cada vez que alguien les dice algo diferente o logra astutamente que sus mentiras parezcan verdades.

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