Ephesians 4

1 So then, as the prisoner in the Lord I urge you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

I therefore, a prisoner for the sake of the Lord, exhort you to walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all humility and meekness;

2 with all humility and courtesy, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

and with long-suffering forbear one another in love,

3 taking pains to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace.

endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace: for there is but one body and one Spirit,

4 There is one body and one Spirit (just as you also were called in one hope of your calling),

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 all.

7 Now to each one of us the grace according to the measure of Christ's gift was given.

But grace is given to each of us, according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 That is why He says, “When He ascended into the heights He captured the concentration camp, and distributed gifts to men.”

Wherefore it is said, "When he ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."

9 (What does ‘He ascended’ imply if not that He also first descended into the interior regions of the earth?

Now this expression "He ascended" what does it mean, but that He descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

10 He who descended is the very one who also ascended far 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 Yes, He Himself gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

And therefore He gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers; to qualify holy men for the work of the ministry,

12 for the equipping of the saints into the work of the ministry, so as to build up the body of Christ,

to the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 until we all attain into the unity of the faith and of the real knowledge of the Son of God, into a complete man, into the resulting full stature of Christ;

till we all arrive in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, at perfect maturity, even to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.

14 so that we no longer be ‘infants’, tossed about as by waves and carried off by every doctrinal fad, through the underhanded dealings of the people who collect the fee for the error;

That we may be no longer children fluctuating and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the artful insinuations of men, and their crafty methods of deceiving;

15 rather, speaking the truth in love, let us in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, the Christ;

but holding the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him, who is the head, even Christ:

16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and knit together by what every joint supplies, as each individual part does its work, promotes its own growth, its own edification, in love.

from whom the whole body being fitly joined together and compacted by the aid of every joint, according to the operation proportioned to every part, maketh an increase to the edification of itself in love.

17 So then, I affirm and insist on this in the Lord: you must no longer carry on as the rest of the Gentiles do, in the futility of their mind,

This I say therefore, and charge you in the name of the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk,

18 having been darkened in their understanding, being alienated [as a continuing condition] from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts,

in the vanity of their mind, darkened in their understanding, and alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, by reason of the hardness of their heart:

19 who, having become dead to hope, have abandoned themselves to depravity, greedily indulging in every kind of vileness.

who, being past feeling, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, to commit all uncleanness with greediness.

20 Now that is not how you ‘learned Christ’—

But ye have not so learned Christ;

21 if indeed you have heard Him and been taught by Him (as the truth is in Jesus):

if ye have indeed hearkened to Him, and been instructed in Him, as the truth is in Jesus; to put off the old man,

22 that you put away, concerning your former way of life, the old man (that keeps on being corrupted by the deceitful desires),

which according to your former conversation was corrupted with deceitful lusts,

23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

and be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24 and put on the new man, created in the likeness of God, in true righteousness and holiness.

and to put on the new man, which according to the image of God is created in righteousness, and true holiness.

25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, ‘Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,’ for we are members of one another.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak ye every one truth to his neighbor; for we are all members of one society.

26 ‘Be angry but do not sin’; do not let the sun set on your angry mood,

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

27 nor give an opportunity to the devil.

and give not the devil room to ensnare you.

28 The one who steals must steal no longer, but rather let him work, doing something good with his hands, that he may have something to share with someone in need.

Let him that stole steal no more; but rather let him labour, doing some good with his hands, that he may have something to bestow on him that hath need of it.

29 Let no evil word proceed from your mouth, but only what is good for edification, as needed, that it may impart grace to those who hear.

Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth; but what is good to useful edification, that it may benefit the hearers.

30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and slander be removed from you, with all malice.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and fury, and clamor, and calumny, be put away from you, with all malice: and be kind one to another,

32 Rather, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as in Christ God forgave you.

tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgiveth you.