Ephesians 4
1 to plead/comfort therefore/then you I/we the/this/who prisoner in/on/among lord: God appropriately to walk the/this/who calling which to call: call
I, therefore, as the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk worthily of the calling by which you were called.
2 with/after all humility and gentleness with/after patience to endure one another in/on/among love
I urge you to live with great humility and gentleness and patience, putting up with one another in love.
3 be eager to keep: protect the/this/who unity the/this/who spirit/breath: spirit in/on/among the/this/who bond(age) the/this/who peace
Do your best to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 one body and one spirit/breath: spirit as/just as and to call: call in/on/among one hope the/this/who calling you
There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one certain hope of your calling.
5 one lord: God one faith one baptism
And there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 one God and father all the/this/who upon/to/against all and through/because of all and in/on/among all (you *K(O)*)
and one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
7 one then each me to give the/this/who grace according to the/this/who measure the/this/who free gift the/this/who Christ
To each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 therefore to say to ascend toward height to take captive captivity (and *ko*) to give gift the/this/who a human
It is as scripture says: “When he ascended to the heights, he led the captives into captivity, and he gave gifts to the people.”
9 the/this/who then to ascend which? to be if: not not that/since: that and to come/go down (first: previous *K*) toward the/this/who lower part the/this/who earth: planet
What is the meaning of “He ascended,” except that he also descended into the lower regions of the earth?
10 the/this/who to come/go down it/s/he to be and the/this/who to ascend above all the/this/who heaven in order that/to to fulfill the/this/who all
He who descended is the same person who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
11 and it/s/he to give the/this/who on the other hand apostle the/this/who then prophet the/this/who then evangelist the/this/who then shepherd and teacher
Christ gave some to be apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers.
12 to/with the/this/who preparation the/this/who holy: saint toward work service toward building the/this/who body the/this/who Christ
He gave these offices to equip the saints for the work of service, for the building up of the body of Christ.
13 until to come to the/this/who all toward the/this/who unity the/this/who faith and the/this/who knowledge the/this/who son the/this/who God toward man perfect toward measure age/height the/this/who fulfillment the/this/who Christ
He continues to build up his body until we all reach the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, and that we become mature and so reach the measure of the fullness of Christ.
14 in order that/to never again to be child to toss and to carry (around) all wind the/this/who teaching in/on/among the/this/who cunning the/this/who a human in/on/among craftiness to/with the/this/who scheme the/this/who error
Christ builds us up so that we should no longer be children who are tossed back and forth by the waves, and carried away by every wind of teaching and by the trickery of people in their deceitful schemes.
15 be truthful then in/on/among love to grow toward it/s/he the/this/who all which to be the/this/who head (the/this/who *k*) Christ
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, that is, Christ.
16 out from which all the/this/who body to join and to join with through/because of all joint the/this/who supply according to active energy in/on/among measure one each part the/this/who growth the/this/who body to do/make: do toward building themself in/on/among love
Christ builds the whole body, and it is joined and held together by every supporting ligament, and when each part works together, that makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
17 this/he/she/it therefore/then to say and to testify in/on/among lord: God never again you to walk as/just as and the/this/who (remaining *K*) Gentiles to walk in/on/among futility the/this/who mind it/s/he
Therefore, I say and insist on this in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds.
18 (to darken *N(k)O*) the/this/who mind to be to alienate the/this/who life the/this/who God through/because of the/this/who ignorance the/this/who to be in/on/among it/s/he through/because of the/this/who hardening the/this/who heart it/s/he
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their hearts.
19 who/which to become callous themself to deliver the/this/who debauchery toward work impurity all in/on/among greediness
They have no shame and have handed themselves over to sensuality, and they are continually practicing every kind of impurity.
20 you then no thus(-ly) to learn the/this/who Christ
But that is not how you learned about Christ.
21 if indeed it/s/he to hear and in/on/among it/s/he to teach as/just as to be truth in/on/among the/this/who Jesus
I assume that you have heard about him, and that you were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus.
22 to put aside you according to the/this/who before behaviour the/this/who old a human the/this/who to destroy according to the/this/who desire the/this/who deceit
You were taught to put off what belongs to your former manner of life, to put off the old man. It is the old man that is corrupt because of its deceitful desires.
23 to renew then the/this/who spirit/breath: spirit the/this/who mind you
You were taught to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
24 and to put on the/this/who new a human the/this/who according to God to create in/on/among righteousness and holiness the/this/who truth
and to put on the new man that is created in the image of God—in true righteousness and holiness.
25 therefore to put aside the/this/who lie to speak truth each with/after the/this/who near/neighbor it/s/he that/since: since to be one another member
Therefore, get rid of lies, and let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
26 to anger and not to sin the/this/who sun not to set upon/to/against the/this/who anger you
Be angry and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down on your anger.
27 (nor *N(k)O*) to give place the/this/who devilish/the Devil
Do not give an opportunity to the devil.
28 the/this/who to steal never again to steal more: rather then to labor to work the/this/who one's own/private hand the/this/who good in order that/to to have/be to share the/this/who need to have/be
The one who had been stealing must steal no longer. He must labor, doing useful work with his hands, so that he may have something to share with those who are in need.
29 all word rotten out from the/this/who mouth you not to depart but if one good to/with building the/this/who need in order that/to to give grace the/this/who to hear
Do not let any filthy talk come out of your mouth. Use only words that are helpful for building others up, according to their needs, that your words would be helpful to those who hear you.
30 and not to grieve the/this/who spirit/breath: spirit the/this/who holy the/this/who God in/on/among which to seal toward day redemption
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, for it is by him that you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 all bitterness and wrath and wrath and shouting and blasphemy to take up away from you with all evil
Put away all bitterness, rage, anger, quarreling, and insults, along with every kind of evil.
32 to be then toward one another good/kind compassionate to give grace themself as/just as and the/this/who God in/on/among Christ to give grace (you *NK(O)*)
Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
