Ephesians 4:15-16

15Rather, aspeaking the truth in love, we are to bgrow up in every way into him who is cthe head, into Christ, 16 dfrom whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, ewhen each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

Colossians 2:19

19and fnot gholding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.

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