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, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,

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

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

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

giving diligence 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 also ye 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 unto 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.

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men.

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 that descended is the same also that 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

And 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, unto the work of ministering, unto 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.

till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness 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 be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

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, may grow up in all things into him, which is the head, [even] 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 fitly framed and knit together through that which every joint supplieth, according to the working in [due] measure of each several part, maketh the increase of the body unto 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 ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity 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 heart;

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

who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But ye did not so learn the Christ,

But ye did not so learn Christ;

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

if so be that ye 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 ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, which waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

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

and that ye 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 man, which after God hath 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.

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

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

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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 that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath 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 edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

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

And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto 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, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and railing, 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 ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.