Ephesians 4:13 continues with the thought from verse 12. We are being equipped for His work that will build up His church, “Till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man…”

The Greek word for perfect means mature. There is another verse that picks up this subject. James 3:2 says, “For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.”

The Amplified says, “…able to control his whole body and to curb his entire nature.” Do you listen to what you are saying? Verse 6 says, “And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body…” Have you ever noticed that children often spout off whatever is on their mind at the moment?