Ephesians 4

1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, call on you to walk worthily of the calling in which ye were called,

I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

2 with all humility and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing each other in love.

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

3 Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 one body, and one Spirit. Just as also ye were called in one hope of your calling,

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;

5 one Lord, one faith, one immersion,

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 one God and Father of all. He is over all, and through all, and in us all.

one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.

7 But the grace was given to each of us, according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.

But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 Therefore he says, Having ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people."

9 And what is the ascended, except that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

10 He who descended is also the same man who ascended high above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.

He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

11 And indeed he gave the apostles, and the prophets, and the evangelists, and the shepherds and teachers

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 for the perfecting of the sanctified, for the work of ministry, for edification of the body of the Christ.

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

13 Until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a standard of stature of the fullness of the Christ.

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature person, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

14 So that we may no longer be childish, tossed about and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in craftiness with the methodology of error.

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by cleverness in deceitful schemes;

15 But being truthful in love, we may cause all things to grow for him who is the head-the Christ-

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;

16 from whom the whole body, joined together and united together through every connection of the supply, according to the working of each one part within a standard, makes the growth of the body for the construction of itself by love.

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

17 This I say therefore, and solemnly declare in the Lord, for you to walk no longer as also the other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the futility of their mind,

18 darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the callousness of their heart.

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;

19 Who, having become callous, gave themselves over to licentiousness for the work of all uncleanness in greed.

who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But ye did not so learn the Christ,

But you did not learn Christ that way;

21 if indeed ye heard him, and were taught in him, as truth is in Jesus,

if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:

22 for you to put off the old man according to your former conduct, the man who is corrupt according to the desires of deceitfulness,

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old self, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

24 and to put on the new man according to God, the man who was created in righteousness and piety of the truth.

and put on the new self, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

25 Therefore having put off falsehood, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, because we are body-parts of each other.

Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

26 Be ye angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

"Be angry, but do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your anger,

27 neither give a place to the devil.

neither give place to the devil.

28 Let the man who steals steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the good, so that he may have to give to him who has need.

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

29 Let no corrupt speech go out of your mouth, rather if there is any good word for edification of a need, so that it may give grace to those who hear.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye are sealed for a day of redemption.

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and reviling be taken away from you, with all evil.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

32 And become good toward each other, compassionate, forgiving each other, even as also God in Christ forgave us.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.