Ephesians 4

1 I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

παρακαλω ουν υμας εγω ο δεσμιος εν κυριω αξιως περιπατησαι της κλησεως ης εκληθητε

2 With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

μετα πασης ταπεινοφροσυνης και πραοτητος μετα μακροθυμιας ανεχομενοι αλληλων εν αγαπη

3 Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.

σπουδαζοντες τηρειν την ενοτητα του πνευματος εν τω συνδεσμω της ειρηνης

4 There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you;

εν σωμα και εν πνευμα καθως και εκληθητε εν μια ελπιδι της κλησεως υμων

5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

εις κυριος μια πιστις εν βαπτισμα

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

εις θεος και πατηρ παντων ο επι παντων και δια παντων και εν πασιν ημιν

7 But to every one of us has grace been given in the measure of the giving of Christ.

ενι δε εκαστω ημων εδοθη η χαρις κατα το μετρον της δωρεας του χριστου

8 For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men.

διο λεγει αναβας εις υψος ηχμαλωτευσεν αιχμαλωσιαν και εδωκεν δοματα τοις ανθρωποις

9 (Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth?

το δε ανεβη τι εστιν ει μη οτι και κατεβη πρωτον εις τα κατωτερα μερη της γης

10 He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.)

ο καταβας αυτος εστιν και ο αναβας υπερανω παντων των ουρανων ινα πληρωση τα παντα

11 And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;

και αυτος εδωκεν τους μεν αποστολους τους δε προφητας τους δε ευαγγελιστας τους δε ποιμενας και διδασκαλους

12 For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

προς τον καταρτισμον των αγιων εις εργον διακονιας εις οικοδομην του σωματος του χριστου

13 Till we all come to the harmony of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to full growth, to the full measure of Christ:

μεχρι καταντησομεν οι παντες εις την ενοτητα της πιστεως και της επιγνωσεως του υιου του θεου εις ανδρα τελειον εις μετρον ηλικιας του πληρωματος του χριστου

14 So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;

ινα μηκετι ωμεν νηπιοι κλυδωνιζομενοι και περιφερομενοι παντι ανεμω της διδασκαλιας εν τη κυβεια των ανθρωπων εν πανουργια προς την μεθοδειαν της πλανης

15 But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;

αληθευοντες δε εν αγαπη αυξησωμεν εις αυτον τα παντα ος εστιν η κεφαλη ο χριστος

16 Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.

εξ ου παν το σωμα συναρμολογουμενον και συμβιβαζομενον δια πασης αφης της επιχορηγιας κατ ενεργειαν εν μετρω ενος εκαστου μερους την αυξησιν του σωματος ποιειται εις οικοδομην εαυτου εν αγαπη

17 This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

τουτο ουν λεγω και μαρτυρομαι εν κυριω μηκετι υμας περιπατειν καθως και τα λοιπα εθνη περιπατει εν ματαιοτητι του νοος αυτων

18 Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;

εσκοτισμενοι τη διανοια οντες απηλλοτριωμενοι της ζωης του θεου δια την αγνοιαν την ουσαν εν αυτοις δια την πωρωσιν της καρδιας αυτων

19 Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.

οιτινες απηλγηκοτες εαυτους παρεδωκαν τη ασελγεια εις εργασιαν ακαθαρσιας πασης εν πλεονεξια

20 For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;

υμεις δε ουχ ουτως εμαθετε τον χριστον

21 If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:

ειγε αυτον ηκουσατε και εν αυτω εδιδαχθητε καθως εστιν αληθεια εν τω ιησου

22 That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

αποθεσθαι υμας κατα την προτεραν αναστροφην τον παλαιον ανθρωπον τον φθειρομενον κατα τας επιθυμιας της απατης

23 And be made new in the spirit of your mind,

ανανεουσθαι δε τω πνευματι του νοος υμων

24 And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.

και ενδυσασθαι τον καινον ανθρωπον τον κατα θεον κτισθεντα εν δικαιοσυνη και οσιοτητι της αληθειας

25 And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.

διο αποθεμενοι το ψευδος λαλειτε αληθειαν εκαστος μετα του πλησιον αυτου οτι εσμεν αλληλων μελη

26 Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;

οργιζεσθε και μη αμαρτανετε ο ηλιος μη επιδυετω επι τω παροργισμω υμων

27 And do not give way to the Evil One.

μηδε διδοτε τοπον τω διαβολω

28 Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

ο κλεπτων μηκετι κλεπτετω μαλλον δε κοπιατω εργαζομενος το αγαθον ταις χερσιν ινα εχη μεταδιδοναι τω χρειαν εχοντι

29 Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

πας λογος σαπρος εκ του στοματος υμων μη εκπορευεσθω αλλ ει τις αγαθος προς οικοδομην της χρειας ινα δω χαριν τοις ακουουσιν

30 And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

και μη λυπειτε το πνευμα το αγιον του θεου εν ω εσφραγισθητε εις ημεραν απολυτρωσεως

31 Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

πασα πικρια και θυμος και οργη και κραυγη και βλασφημια αρθητω αφ υμων συν παση κακια

32 And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.

γινεσθε δε εις αλληλους χρηστοι ευσπλαγχνοι χαριζομενοι εαυτοις καθως και ο θεος εν χριστω εχαρισατο υμιν