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 to walk worthy of the calling, by which you are called,
2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love;
with all humility and meekness; with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;
3 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
earnestly endeavoring to preserve the unity of the Spirit by 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; as also you have been called with 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 with 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 is given favor, 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 he says, Having ascended on high, he captivated captivity, and gave gifts to men.
9 Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Now, this--Having ascended, what is it, unless, indeed, he had also descended into the lower 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 who descended, is the same who also ascended far 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, Apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, 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 adapting of these saints to 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;
till we all come to 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, 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 be no longer children, tossed and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sight of men, and by cunning craftiness for an artifice of seduction:
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, we may all grow into him, 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, fitly joined together, and compacted by the service of every joint, according to the energy, in the proportion of each particular part, effects the increase of the body, for 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, therefore, I say, and testify in the Lord, that you walk no longer as the rest of the 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;
having their understandings 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 become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
who, being past feeling, have abandoned themselves to lasciviousness, to commit all uncleanness with greediness.
20 But you did not learn Christ that way;
But you have not so learned Christ;
21 if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
if, indeed, you 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, with respect to your former conduct, you put away the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
that you 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 that you put on the new man; which, after God, is created 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 the truth every one to his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
26 "Be angry, but do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your anger,
Do not sin, through anger; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
27 neither give place to the devil.
neither give an opportunity 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 let him labor, working with his hands that which is good, that he may have to impart to him who has 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 corrupt discourse come out of your mouth; but if any speech be good for the use of edification, speak it, that it may impart a benefit 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, by whom you are sealed till 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 anger, and wrath, and clamor, and detraction, be taken away from among 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 kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, even as God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven you.
