Ephesians 4
1 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, ἐγὼ ὁ δέσμιος ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ, ἀξίως περιπατῆσαι τῆς κλήσεως ἧς ἐκλήθητε,
2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
μετὰ πάσης ταπεινοφροσύνης καὶ πραΰτητος, μετὰ μακροθυμίας, ἀνεχόμενοι ἀλλήλων ἐν ἀγάπῃ,
3 and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
σπουδάζοντες τηρεῖν τὴν ἑνότητα τοῦ ˚Πνεύματος ἐν τῷ συνδέσμῳ τῆς εἰρήνης.
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
Ἓν σῶμα καὶ ἓν ˚Πνεῦμα, καθὼς καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν μιᾷ ἐλπίδι τῆς κλήσεως ὑμῶν,
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
εἷς ˚Κύριος, μία πίστις, ἓν βάπτισμα,
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
εἷς ˚Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ πάντων, ὁ ἐπὶ πάντων, καὶ διὰ πάντων, καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν.
7 Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Ἑνὶ δὲ ἑκάστῳ ἡμῶν ἐδόθη ἡ χάρις, κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τῆς δωρεᾶς τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.
8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
Διὸ λέγει, “Ἀναβὰς εἰς ὕψος, ᾐχμαλώτευσεν αἰχμαλωσίαν, ἔδωκεν δόματα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.”
9 What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
Τὸ δὲ, “ἀνέβη”, τί ἐστιν, εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς;
10 He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
Ὁ καταβὰς αὐτός ἐστιν καὶ ὁ ἀναβὰς ὑπεράνω πάντων τῶν οὐρανῶν, ἵνα πληρώσῃ τὰ πάντα.
11 And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
Καὶ αὐτὸς ἔδωκεν τοὺς μὲν ἀποστόλους, τοὺς δὲ προφήτας, τοὺς δὲ εὐαγγελιστάς, τοὺς δὲ ποιμένας καὶ διδασκάλους,
12 to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
πρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων εἰς ἔργον διακονίας, εἰς οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ σώματος τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ,
13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
μέχρι καταντήσωμεν οἱ πάντες εἰς τὴν ἑνότητα τῆς πίστεως, καὶ τῆς ἐπιγνώσεως τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, εἰς ἄνδρα τέλειον, εἰς μέτρον ἡλικίας τοῦ πληρώματος τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ,
14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
ἵνα μηκέτι ὦμεν νήπιοι, κλυδωνιζόμενοι καὶ περιφερόμενοι παντὶ ἀνέμῳ τῆς διδασκαλίας ἐν τῇ κυβείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἐν πανουργίᾳ πρὸς τὴν μεθοδείαν τῆς πλάνης,
15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
ἀληθεύοντες δὲ ἐν ἀγάπῃ, αὐξήσωμεν εἰς αὐτὸν τὰ πάντα, ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλή ˚Χριστός,
16 From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
ἐξ οὗ πᾶν τὸ σῶμα, συναρμολογούμενον καὶ συμβιβαζόμενον διὰ πάσης ἁφῆς τῆς ἐπιχορηγίας κατʼ ἐνέργειαν ἐν μέτρῳ ἑνὸς ἑκάστου μέρους, τὴν αὔξησιν τοῦ σώματος ποιεῖται εἰς οἰκοδομὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ.
17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
Τοῦτο οὖν λέγω καὶ μαρτύρομαι ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ, μηκέτι ὑμᾶς περιπατεῖν, καθὼς καὶ τὰ ἔθνη περιπατεῖ ἐν ματαιότητι τοῦ νοὸς αὐτῶν.
18 They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
Ἐσκοτωμένοι τῇ διανοίᾳ ὄντες, ἀπηλλοτριωμένοι τῆς ζωῆς τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, διὰ τὴν ἄγνοιαν τὴν οὖσαν ἐν αὐτοῖς, διὰ τὴν πώρωσιν τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν,
19 Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.
οἵτινες ἀπηλγηκότες, ἑαυτοὺς παρέδωκαν τῇ ἀσελγείᾳ εἰς ἐργασίαν ἀκαθαρσίας πάσης ἐν πλεονεξίᾳ.
20 But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
Ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐχ οὕτως ἐμάθετε τὸν ˚Χριστόν,
21 Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
εἴ γε αὐτὸν ἠκούσατε καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ ἐδιδάχθητε, καθώς ἐστιν ἀλήθεια ἐν τῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ,
22 to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατὰ τὴν προτέραν ἀναστροφὴν τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον, τὸν φθειρόμενον κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης,
23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
ἀνανεοῦσθαι δὲ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ νοὸς ὑμῶν,
24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
καὶ ἐνδύσασθαι τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον τὸν κατὰ ˚Θεὸν, κτισθέντα ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας.
25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
Διὸ ἀποθέμενοι τὸ ψεῦδος, “λαλεῖτε ἀλήθειαν ἕκαστος μετὰ τοῦ πλησίον αὐτοῦ”, ὅτι ἐσμὲν ἀλλήλων μέλη.
26 “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
“Ὀργίζεσθε, καὶ μὴ ἁμαρτάνετε”· ὁ ἥλιος μὴ ἐπιδυέτω ἐπὶ παροργισμῷ ὑμῶν,
27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
μηδὲ δίδοτε τόπον τῷ διαβόλῳ.
28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
Ὁ κλέπτων μηκέτι κλεπτέτω, μᾶλλον δὲ κοπιάτω, ἐργαζόμενος ταῖς χερσὶν τὸ ἀγαθόν, ἵνα ἔχῃ μεταδιδόναι τῷ χρείαν ἔχοντι.
29 Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Πᾶς λόγος σαπρὸς ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν μὴ ἐκπορευέσθω, ἀλλʼ εἴ τις ἀγαθὸς πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν τῆς χρείας, ἵνα δῷ χάριν τοῖς ἀκούουσιν.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Καὶ μὴ λυπεῖτε τὸ ˚Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, ἐν ᾧ ἐσφραγίσθητε εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπολυτρώσεως.
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
Πᾶσα πικρία, καὶ θυμὸς, καὶ ὀργὴ, καὶ κραυγὴ, καὶ βλασφημία, ἀρθήτω ἀφʼ ὑμῶν σὺν πάσῃ κακίᾳ.
32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Γίνεσθε εἰς ἀλλήλους χρηστοί, εὔσπλαγχνοι, χαριζόμενοι ἑαυτοῖς, καθὼς καὶ ὁ ˚Θεὸς ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ἐχαρίσατο ὑμῖν.
