Ephesians 4

1 I, the prisoner of the LORD, then call on you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation with which you are called,

2 with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love,

With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;

3 being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace;

Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 one body and one Spirit, according as you were also called in one hope of your calling;

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling;

5 one Lord, one faith, one immersion,

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 one God and Father of all, who [is] over all, and through all, and in you all,

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

7 and to each one of you was given grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ,

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

8 for this reason, it says, “Having gone up on high He led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men.”

Why he says, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

9 And that, He went up, what is it except that He also went down first 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 who went down is the same who also went up far above all the heavens, that He may fill all things—

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

11 and He gave some [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] proclaimers of good news, and some [as] shepherds and teachers,

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

12 to the perfecting of the holy ones, for a work of ministry, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

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

13 until we may all come to the unity of faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fullness 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 fullness of Christ:

14 that we may no longer be children, being tossed by waves and being carried around by every wind of the teaching, in the cunning of men, in craftiness, to the scheming of leading astray,

That we from now on be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

15 and [speaking] truth in love, we may increase 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, which is the head, even Christ:

16 from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body makes for the building up of itself in love.

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 to the edifying of itself in love.

17 This, then, I say, and I testify in the LORD: you are no longer to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you from now on walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

18 being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

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 ceased to feel, gave themselves up to the licentiousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;

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

20 and you did not so learn the Christ,

But you have not so learned Christ;

21 if [it] so be [that] you heard Him, and were taught in Him, as truth is in Jesus;

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

22 concerning the former behavior you are to put off the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,

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

23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24 and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.

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

25 For this reason, putting away the lying, each speak truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another;

Why putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

26 be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

Be you angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down on your wrath:

27 neither give place to the Devil;

Neither give place to the devil.

28 whoever is stealing let him no longer steal, but rather let him labor, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needs.

29 Let no corrupt word go forth out of your mouth, but what is good to the necessary building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

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 make the Holy Spirit of God sorrowful, in which you were sealed to [the] day of redemption.

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

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and slander, be put away 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 become kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as God also forgave you in Christ.

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