Ephesians 4
1 I, the prisoner in [the] Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called,
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation by which ye are called,
2 with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 using diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace.
Endeavouring 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 are 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 above all, and through all, and in you all.
7 But to each one of us has been given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.
But to every one of us is given grace 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.
Therefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, 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 that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first 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 that descended is the same also that ascended far above all 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, 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 the ministry, for the edifying 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 come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fulness 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 henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive;
15 but, holding the truth in love, we may grow up to him in all things, who is the head, the Christ:
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, 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 fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body to the edifying of itself 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 I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other 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 the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
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 over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 But ye have not thus learnt the Christ,
But ye have not so learned Christ;
21 if ye have heard him and been instructed in him according as [the] truth is in Jesus;
If indeed ye have heard him, and have been taught by 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 ye put off concerning the former manner of life the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
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, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
25 Wherefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another.
Therefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26 Be angry, and do not sin; let not the sun set upon your wrath,
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27 neither give room for the devil.
Neither 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 stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
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 corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to 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, by whom ye are sealed to 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 clamour, 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 ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
