Ephesians 4

1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, plead to you that all of you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith all of you are called,

I therefore, a prisoner in our Lord, beseech of you, that ye walk, (as it becometh the calling wherewith ye are called, )

2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; (agape)

with all lowliness of mind, and quietness, and long suffering; and that ye be forbearing one towards another, in love.

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit (pneuma) in the bond of peace.

And be ye solicitous to keep the unity of the Spirit, in a bond of peace;

4 There is one body, and one Spirit, (pneuma) even as all of you are called in one hope of your calling;

so that ye may become one body, and one Spirit; even as ye are called unto one hope of your calling.

5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

For, the Lord is one, and the faith one, and the baptism one;

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

and one God is the Father of all, and over all, and by all, and in us all.

7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

And to each of us grace is given, according to the measure of the gift of the Messiah.

8 Wherefore he says, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Wherefore it is said: He ascended on high, and carried captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also previously descended to the interior regions of the earth?

10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

He who descended, is also the same that ascended up, high above all the heavens, that he might fulfill all things.

11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

And he gave some, legates; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers:

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

for perfecting the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edification of the body of the Messiah;

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:

until we all become one and the same, in faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and one complete man according to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Messiah:

14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed back and forth, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

and that we might not be children, agitated and turned about by every wind of the crafty doctrines of men who plot to seduce by their subtilty:

15 But speaking the truth in love, (agape) may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

but that we might be established in our love; and that every thing in us might progress in the Messiah, who is the head:

16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, makes increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. (agape)

and from him it is, the whole body is framed together and compacted by all the junctures, according to the gift that is imparted by measure to each member, for the growth of the body; that his edifice may be perfected in love.

17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that all of you henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

And this I say, and testify in the Lord, that henceforth ye walk not as the other Gentiles, who walk in the vanity of their mind:

18 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:

and they are dark in their understandings, and are alienated from the life of God, because there is not in them knowledge, and because of the blindness of their heart.

19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

They have cut off their hope, and have given themselves over to lasciviousness, and to the practice of all uncleanness in their greediness.

20 But all of you have not so learned Christ;

But ye have not so learned the Messiah;

21 If so be that all of you have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

if ye have truly heard him, and by him have learned as the truth is in Jesus.

22 That all of you put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

But ye have learned, that ye should lay aside your former practices, the old man that is corrupted with the lusts of error;

23 And be renewed in the spirit (pneuma) of your mind;

and should be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

24 And that all of you put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

and should put on the new man, that is created by God in righteousness and in the holiness of truth.

25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Wherefore, put away from you lying, and speak ye the truth each with his neighbor; for we are members one of another.

26 Be all of you angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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

27 Neither give place to the devil.

And give no place to the Accuser.

28 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 needs.

And let him that stole, steal no more; but let him labor with his hands, and do good acts; that he may have to give to him who needeth.

29 Let no corrupt communication (logos) proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Let no hateful language come from your mouth, but that which is decorous, and useful for edification, that it may convey grace to those who hear.

30 And grieve not the holy Spirit (pneuma) of God, whereby all of you are sealed unto the day of redemption.

And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed for the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Let all bitterness, and anger, and wrath, and clamoring, and reviling, be taken from you, with all malice:

32 And be all of you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.

and be ye affectionate towards one another, and sympathetic; and forgive ye one another, as God by the Messiah hath forgiven us.