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 exhort you, therefore, I, the prisoner in the Lord, to walk in a manner worthy of the calling wherewith ye were called: —

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

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

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

Giving diligence to keep—the oneness of the Spirit in the uniting-bond of peace, —

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

One body, and one spirit, even as ye were also called in one hope of your calling,

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

One Lord, one faith, one immersion,

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 over all, and through all, and in all.

7 But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

To each one of you, however, hath favour been given, according to the measure of the free-gift of the Christ;

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

Wherefore he saith—Ascending on high, he took 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, He ascended; what is it, —save—that he also descended into the under 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, he, it is who also ascended over-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, gave—some, indeed, to be apostles, and some, prophets, and some, evangelists, and some, shepherds and teachers, —

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

With a view to the fitting of the saints for the work of ministering, for an upbuilding of the body of the 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 advance—into the oneness of the faith, and the personal knowledge of the Son of God, into a man of full-growth, into the measure of the stature of the fulness of the 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 may, no longer, be infants—billow-tossed and shifted round with every wind of teaching, —in the craft of men, in knavery suited to the artifice of error;

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

But, pursuing truth—may, in love, grow into him in all things, —who is the head, 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.

Out of whom all the body—fitly framing itself together, and connecting itself, through means of every joint of supply, by way of energising in the measure of each single part—secureth the growing of the body, unto an upbuilding 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, therefore, am I saying and protesting in the Lord: —that, no longer, ye walk even as, the nations, walk—in the vanity of their minds,

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;

Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God—by reason of the ignorance that existeth within them, by reason of their hearts being turned into stone,

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

Who, indeed, having become past feeling, have delivered, themselves, up, with wantonness, unto making a trade of all impurity with greed.

20 But you did not learn Christ that way;

Ye, however, have, not thus, learned the Christ: —

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

If, at least, it is, him, ye have heard, and, in him, ye have been taught—even as 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 were to strip off—as regardeth the former behaviour—the old man, who corrupteth himself according to his deceitful covetings,

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

And were to be getting young again in the spirit of your mind,

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

And were to put on the man of new mould, who, after God, hath been created in his truthful righteousness and loving kindness.

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

Wherefore, stripping off what is false, be speaking truth each one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

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

Be ye angry, and not committing sin, let not the sun be going down upon your angry mood,

27 neither give place to the devil.

Neither be giving place unto the adversary;

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, the stealer, no more, steal, but rather let him be toiling, —working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have [wherewith] to be giving away to him that hath need;

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 putrid discourse, out of your mouth, be going forth, but if anything is good—suited to the needful upbuilding, —that it may give benefit unto them that hear;

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

And be not grieving the Holy Spirit of God, wherewith ye have been sealed unto a day of redemption;

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

All bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and outcry, and profane speaking, let it be taken away from you, with all baseness;

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

And be ye gracious one to another, tenderly affectionate, in favour forgiving one another—even as, God also, in Christ, hath in favour forgiven you;