Ephesians 4

1 I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

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

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

with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love;

3 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

careful to preserve unity of spirit, in the bond of peace.

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

There is one body, and one spirit, even as ye have been called to 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 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 was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

But to every one of us hath the grace been given, according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people."

Wherefore the Scripture saith, “When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”

9 Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Now this, that he ascended, what does it imply? but that he also first descended into the more internal parts of the earth?

10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

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

11 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

And he himself appointed, some indeed apostles, and some prophets; and others preachers of the Gospel; and others pastors and teachers;

12 for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

for the perfecting the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edification of the body of Christ:

13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature person, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

until we all attain in the unity of the faith, and the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a state of complete manhood, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

14 that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by cleverness in deceitful schemes;

that we should be no longer infants, floating on the waves, and carried about with every wind of novel doctrine, by the juggling of men, by their craftiness after the delusive wiles of error;

15 but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;

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

16 from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

From whom the whole body nicely joined together, and firmly connected by every joint of exact proportion, according to the energy exerted in the measure of every several part, causeth the increase of the body unto the edification of itself in love.

17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the futility of their mind,

This then I urge and testify in the Lord, that ye walk no more as the other Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind,

18 being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;

darkened in understanding; alienated from the life of God through the ignorance which is in them; through the blindness of their hearts:

19 who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

who insensible to remorse, have delivered themselves over in lasciviousness, to the practice of all impurity, with insatiable avidity.

20 But you did not learn Christ that way;

But ye have not so learned Christ;

21 if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:

if indeed ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old self, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

that ye put off respecting your former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful passions;

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

but be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

24 and put on the new self, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

and put on the new man, which is created godlike, in righteousness and true holiness.

25 Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

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

26 "Be angry, but do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your anger,

Are ye provoked; and do you not sin? let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27 neither give place to the devil.

nor give place to the devil.

28 Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

Let him that stole steal no more; but rather labour hard, working with his hands that which is good, that he may have something to give to him that is in want.

29 Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Let no loose discourse proceed out of your mouth, but whatever is good for useful edification, that it may communicate grace to the hearers.

30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye have been sealed unto the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and scandal, be removed from you, with all malice:

32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

but be ye kind one to another, full of sensibility, forgiving mutually, even as God in Christ hath forgiven you.