Ephesians 4

1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk worthily of the calling with which you are called,

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

with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in divine love;

3 being eager 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, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,

There is one body and one Spirit, as ye indeed 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 above you all, and in all.

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

And to each one of you grace is given 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.”

Therefore he says, Having ascended upon high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to the people.

9 Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

But what is that which ascended, except that which 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.

But the one having descended and the one having ascended above all the heavens, that he might fill all things, is the same.

11 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

And he gave some, apostles; 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,

unto the perfection of the saints, in the work of the ministry, in 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 full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

until we may all come into the unity of the faith, and of the perfect knowledge of the Son of God, into a perfect man, into the measure of the likeness of the fulness 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 men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

in order that we may be no longer infants, tossed by the waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, in the caprice of the people, in their craftiness, pursuant to their method of delusion;

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 divine love, let its grow up in 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 working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

from whom the whole body, being assimilated and knitted together through every joint of the supply, according to the working in each several part, makes increase of the body in the edification of itself in divine love.

17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

Therefore I say this, and witness in the Lord, that you no longer walk about as the Gentiles also walk about 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.

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance being in themselves, on account of the blindness of their heart;

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

who being past feeling have given themselves up to debauchery, unto the working of all impurity with greediness.

20 But you didn’t learn Christ that way,

But you did not so learn Christ:

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

if indeed ye have heard him, and been taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

that with reference to your former life, you are to lay aside the old man, who is corrupt in the lusts of deception;

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

and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

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

and to put on the new man, who has been created in harmony with God in the righteousness and holiness of the truth.

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

Therefore, having laid aside lying, speak the truth each one with his neighbors: because we are members of one another.

26 “Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your provocation:

27 and don’t give place to the devil.

neither give place to the devil.

28 Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

Let the one stealing steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his own hands doing that which is good, that he may have to give to the one having need.

29 Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Let no corrupt communication go forth out of your mouth, but if anything is good unto edification of need, in order that he may give grace to those who hear.

30 Don’t 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 were sealed unto 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 wrath, and anger, and clamor, and blasphemy, depart from you, with all evil.

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

But be ye kind toward one another, merciful, forgiving one another, as indeed God in Christ forgave you.