Ephesians 4:14

4:14 So ¹  we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes. ² 

Ephesians 4:29

4:29 You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, ³  that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 5:31

5:31 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become ⁴  one flesh. ⁵ 

Ephesians 6:22

6:22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our circumstances ⁶  and that he may encourage your hearts.

[4:14]  ¹ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:14]  ² tn While the sense of the passage is clear enough, translation in English is somewhat difficult. The Greek says: “by the trickery of men, by craftiness with the scheme of deceit.” The point is that the author is concerned about Christians growing into maturity. He is fearful that certain kinds of very cunning people, who are skilled at deceitful scheming, should come in and teach false doctrines which would in turn stunt the growth of the believers.

[4:29]  ³ tn Grk “but if something good for the building up of the need.” The final genitive τῆς χρείας (th" creia") may refer to “the need of the moment” or it may refer to the need of a particular person or group of people as the next phrase “give grace to those who hear” indicates.

[5:31]  ⁵ tn Grk “the two shall be as one flesh.”

[5:31]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Gen 2:24.

[6:22]  ⁷ tn Grk “the things concerning us.”