Ephesians 4
1 Therefore I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received,
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation by which ye are called,
2 with all humility and gentleness, and with patience, bearing with one another in love,
With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 and being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body and one Spirit (just as you were called to one hope at your calling),
[There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in 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 us all.
One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all.
7 Now each one of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ's gift.
But to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men.”
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.
9 (Now what does “he ascended” mean except that he first also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He who descended is the very one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.)
He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.
11 It was he who appointed some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, growing into maturity with a stature measured by Christ's fullness.
Till we all come in 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 So we must no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men and their craftiness in deceitful scheming.
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive:
15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, that is, Christ.
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, [even] Christ:
16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting joint, grows and builds itself up in love as each individual part does its work.
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body to the edifying of itself in love.
17 Therefore, I solemnly declare in the Lord that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
18 They are darkened in their understanding, being excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
19 They became callous and gave themselves up to lewd behavior, greedy to engage in every kind of impurity.
Who being past feeling have given themselves over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 But you did not learn Christ in that way!
But ye have not so learned Christ;
21 Surely you have heard about him and were taught in him, just as the truth is in Jesus,
If indeed ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former way of life and is being corrupted by its deceitful desires,
That ye put off concerning the former manner of life the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts:
23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
And be renewed in the Spirit of your mind;
24 and to put on the new self, created according to the image of God in true righteousness and holiness.
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
25 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each of you must speak the truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
26 Do not sin in your anger. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27 and do not give any opportunity to the devil.
Neither give place to the devil.
28 He who steals must no longer steal; rather he must labor, doing honest work with his hands, so that he may have something to contribute to anyone in need.
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
29 Let no foul word come out of your mouth, but only what is good for edification, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption.
31 Put away all bitterness, wrath, anger, outbursts, and slander, together with all malice.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ has forgiven us.
And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
