Ephesians 4
1 I therefore, being prisoner in the Lord, praie you that yee walke worthie of the vocation whereunto yee are called,
So then, as the prisoner in the Lord I urge you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
2 With all humblenesse of minde, and meekenesse, with long suffering, supporting one an other through loue,
with all humility and courtesy, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
3 Endeuouring to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
taking pains to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, euen as yee are called in one hope of your vocation.
There is one body and one Spirit (just as you also were called in one hope of your calling),
5 There is one Lord, one Faith, one Baptisme,
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, which is aboue all, and through all, and in you all.
one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.
7 But vnto euery one of vs is giuen grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Now to each one of us the grace according to the measure of Christ's gift was given.
8 Wherfore he saith, Whe he asceded vp on hie, he led captiuity captiue, and gaue gifts vnto men.
That is why He says, “When He ascended into the heights He captured the concentration camp, and distributed gifts to men.”
9 (Nowe, in that hee ascended, what is it but that he had also descended first into the lowest partes of the earth?
(What does ‘He ascended’ imply if not that He also first descended into the interior regions of the earth?
10 Hee that descended, is euen the same that ascended, farre aboue all heauens, that hee might fill all things)
He who descended is the very one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)
11 Hee therefore gaue some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Euangelists, and some Pastours, and Teachers,
Yes, He Himself gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
12 For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ,
for the equipping of the saints into the work of the ministry, so as to build up the body of Christ,
13 Till we all meete together (in the vnitie of faith and that acknowledging of the Sonne of God) vnto a perfite man, and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ,
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;
14 That we henceforth be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the deceit of men, and with craftines, whereby they lay in wait to deceiue.
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;
15 But let vs folowe the truth in loue, and in all things, grow vp into him, which is the head, that is, Christ.
rather, speaking the truth in love, let us in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, the Christ;
16 By whome al the body being coupled and knit together by euery ioynt, for ye furniture therof (according to the effectual power, which is in the measure of euery part) receiueth increase of the body, vnto the edifying of itselfe in loue.
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.
17 This I say therefore and testifie in the Lord, that yee hencefoorth walke not as other Gentiles walke, in vanitie of their minde,
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,
18 Hauing their vnderstanding darkened, and being strangers from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardnesse of their heart:
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,
19 Which being past feeling, haue giuen themselues vnto wantonnesse, to woorke all vncleannesse, euen with griedinesse.
who, having become dead to hope, have abandoned themselves to depravity, greedily indulging in every kind of vileness.
20 But yee haue not so learned Christ,
Now that is not how you ‘learned Christ’—
21 If so be yee haue heard him, and haue bene taught by him, as the trueth is in Iesus,
if indeed you have heard Him and been taught by Him (as the truth is in Jesus):
22 That is, that yee cast off, concerning the conuersation in time past, that olde man, which is corrupt through the deceiueable lustes,
that you put away, concerning your former way of life, the old man (that keeps on being corrupted by the deceitful desires),
23 And be renued in the spirit of your minde,
and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24 And put on ye new man, which after God is created vnto righteousnes, and true holines.
and put on the new man, created in the likeness of God, in true righteousness and holiness.
25 Wherefore cast off lying, and speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Therefore, having put away falsehood, ‘Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,’ for we are members of one another.
26 Bee angrie, but sinne not: let not the sunne goe downe vpon your wrath,
‘Be angry but do not sin’; do not let the sun set on your angry mood,
27 Neither giue place to the deuill.
nor give an opportunity to the devil.
28 Let him that stole, steale no more: but let him rather labour, and worke with his handes the thing which is good, that hee may haue to giue vnto him that needeth.
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.
29 Let no corrupt comunication proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good, to ye vse of edifying, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.
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.
30 And grieue not the holy Spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed vnto ye day of redemption.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitternesse, and anger, and wrath, crying, and euill speaking be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse.
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and slander be removed from you, with all malice.
32 Be ye courteous one to another, and tender hearted, freely forgiuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake, freely forgaue you.
Rather, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as in Christ God forgave you.
