Ephesians 4
1 I exhort you, therefore, I the prisoner in the Lord, to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,
I therefore, being prisoner in the Lord, praie you that yee walke worthie of the vocation whereunto yee are called,
2 with all humility and meekness, with long-suffering; bearing with one another in love,
With all humblenesse of minde, and meekenesse, with long suffering, supporting one an other through loue,
3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Endeuouring to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye were called in one hope of your calling;
There is one body, and one Spirit, euen as yee are called in one hope of your vocation.
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
There is one Lord, one Faith, one Baptisme,
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
One God and Father of all, which is aboue all, and through all, and in you all.
7 But to each one of us was given the grace [[which he hath]] according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
But vnto euery one of vs is giuen grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Wherefore he saith: “When he ascended on high, he led captive a train of captives, and gave gifts to men.”
Wherfore he saith, Whe he asceded vp on hie, he led captiuity captiue, and gaue gifts vnto men.
9 Now what is implied in his ascending, but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
(Nowe, in that hee ascended, what is it but that he had also descended first into the lowest partes of the earth?
10 He who descended is the same as he who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
Hee that descended, is euen the same that ascended, farre aboue all heauens, that hee might fill all things)
11 And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Hee therefore gaue some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Euangelists, and some Pastours, and Teachers,
12 for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministration, for the building up of the body of Christ;
For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ,
13 till we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
Till we all meete together (in the vnitie of faith and that acknowledging of the Sonne of God) vnto a perfite man, and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ,
14 that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and borne about by every wind of teaching, through the dishonest tricks of men, and their cunning in the wily arts of error;
That we henceforth be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the deceit of men, and with craftines, whereby they lay in wait to deceiue.
15 but cleaving to truth in love, may grow up in all things unto him who is the head, even Christ;
But let vs folowe the truth in loue, and in all things, grow vp into him, which is the head, that is, Christ.
16 from whom the whole body, well put together and compacted by means of every supplying joint, is, according to the working of each part in its proportion, building itself up in love.
By whome al the body being coupled and knit together by euery ioynt, for ye furniture therof (according to the effectual power, which is in the measure of euery part) receiueth increase of the body, vnto the edifying of itselfe in loue.
17 This therefore I say, and charge you in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind,
This I say therefore and testifie in the Lord, that yee hencefoorth walke not as other Gentiles walke, in vanitie of their minde,
18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance that is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts;
Hauing their vnderstanding darkened, and being strangers from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardnesse of their heart:
19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves up to wantonness, to work all uncleanness in greediness.
Which being past feeling, haue giuen themselues vnto wantonnesse, to woorke all vncleannesse, euen with griedinesse.
20 But not so did ye learn Christ,
But yee haue not so learned Christ,
21 if indeed ye heard him, and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus;
If so be yee haue heard him, and haue bene taught by him, as the trueth is in Iesus,
22 that as to your former way of life ye should put off the old man, who perisheth according to the lusts of deceit,
That is, that yee cast off, concerning the conuersation in time past, that olde man, which is corrupt through the deceiueable lustes,
23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
And be renued in the spirit of your minde,
24 and that ye put on the new man, who was created according to God in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
And put on ye new man, which after God is created vnto righteousnes, and true holines.
25 Wherefore having put away falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbor; for we are members one of another.
Wherefore cast off lying, and speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26 “Be angry, and sin not;” let not the sun go down upon your wrath;
Bee angrie, but sinne not: let not the sunne goe downe vpon your wrath,
27 and do not give place to the Devil.
Neither giue place to the deuill.
28 Let him that stealeth steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands at that which is good, that he may have to give to him that is in need.
Let him that stole, steale no more: but let him rather labour, and worke with his handes the thing which is good, that hee may haue to giue vnto him that needeth.
29 Let no foul language proceed out of your mouth, but whatever is good for edification, as the need may be, that it may benefit the hearers;
Let no corrupt comunication proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good, to ye vse of edifying, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.
30 and grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.
And grieue not the holy Spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed vnto ye day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice;
Let all bitternesse, and anger, and wrath, crying, and euill speaking be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse.
32 and be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Be ye courteous one to another, and tender hearted, freely forgiuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake, freely forgaue you.
