< Ephesians 4 >

1 I, the prisoner in [the] Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called,
I exhort you, therefore, I the prisoner in the Lord, to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,
2 with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;
with all humility and meekness, with long-suffering; bearing with one another in love,
3 using diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace.
endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 [There is] one body and one Spirit, as ye have been also called in one hope of your calling;
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye were called in one hope of your calling;
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 one God and Father of all, who 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 to each one of us has been given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.
But to each one of us was given the grace [[which he hath]] according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Wherefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men.
Wherefore he saith: “When he ascended on high, he led captive a train of captives, and gave gifts to men.”
9 But that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Now what is implied in his ascending, but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same who has also ascended up above all the heavens, that he might fill all things;
He who descended is the same as he who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
11 and he has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some 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 saints; with a view to [the] work of [the] ministry, with a view to the edifying of the body of Christ;
for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministration, for the building up of the body of Christ;
13 until we all arrive at the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, at [the] full-grown man, at [the] measure of the stature of the fulness of the Christ;
till we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
14 in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of that teaching [which is] in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error;
that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and borne about by every wind of teaching, through the dishonest tricks of men, and their cunning in the wily arts of error;
15 but, holding the truth in love, we may grow up to him in all things, who is the head, the Christ:
but cleaving to truth in love, may grow up in all things unto him who is the head, even Christ;
16 from whom the whole body, fitted together, and connected by every joint of supply, according to [the] working in [its] measure of each one part, works for itself the increase of the body to its self-building up in love.
from whom the whole body, well put together and compacted by means of every supplying joint, is, according to the working of each part in its proportion, building itself up in love.
17 This I say therefore, and testify in [the] Lord, that ye should no longer walk as [the rest of] the nations walk in [the] vanity of their mind,
This therefore I say, and charge you in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind,
18 being darkened in understanding, estranged from the life of God by reason of the ignorance which is in them, by reason of the hardness of their hearts,
having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance that is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts;
19 who having cast off all feeling, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greedy unsatisfied lust.
who, being past feeling, have given themselves up to wantonness, to work all uncleanness in greediness.
20 But ye have not thus learnt the Christ,
But not so did ye learn Christ,
21 if ye have heard him and been instructed in him according as [the] truth is in Jesus;
if indeed ye heard him, and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus;
22 [namely] your having put off according to the former conversation the old man which corrupts itself according to the deceitful lusts;
that as to your former way of life ye should put off the old man, who perisheth according to the lusts of deceit,
23 and being renewed in the spirit of your mind;
and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24 and [your] having put on the new man, which according to God is created in truthful righteousness and holiness.
and that ye put on the new man, who was created according to God in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
25 Wherefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another.
Wherefore having put away falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbor; for we are members one of another.
26 Be angry, and do not sin; let not the sun set upon your wrath,
“Be angry, and sin not;” let not the sun go down upon your wrath;
27 neither give room for the devil.
and do not give place to the Devil.
28 Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with [his] hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need.
Let him that stealeth steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands at that which is good, that he may have to give to him that is in need.
29 Let no corrupt word go out of your mouth, but if [there be] any good one for needful edification, that it may give grace to those that hear [it].
Let no foul language proceed out of your mouth, but whatever is good for edification, as the need may be, that it may benefit the hearers;
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which ye have been sealed for [the] day of redemption.
and grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, and heat of passion, and wrath, and clamour, and injurious language, be removed from you, with all malice;
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice;
32 and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving one another, so as God also in Christ has forgiven you.
and be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

< Ephesians 4 >