Ephesians 4:14 (GNV)

Passage

That we henceforth be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the deceit of men, and with craftines, whereby they lay in wait to deceiue.

Nearby Context

Ephesians 4:12 For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ,

Ephesians 4:13 Till we all meete together (in the vnitie of faith and that acknowledging of the Sonne of God) vnto a perfite man, and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ,

Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the deceit of men, and with craftines, whereby they lay in wait to deceiue.

Ephesians 4:15 But let vs folowe the truth in loue, and in all things, grow vp into him, which is the head, that is, Christ.

Ephesians 4:16 By whome al the body being coupled and knit together by euery ioynt, for ye furniture therof (according to the effectual power, which is in the measure of euery part) receiueth increase of the body, vnto the edifying of itselfe in loue.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "henceforth", "children", "wauering", "caried", "euery", "winde", "doctrine", and "deceit". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "henceforth" and "children", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Till we all meete together in the..." into verse 15's "But let vs folowe the truth in...", so "henceforth" and "children" belong inside that flow. In Ephesians context, the local focus is grace, union with Christ, the church, and new creation.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "henceforth" and "children" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.