Ephesians 4

1 Therfor Y boundun for the Lord biseche you, that ye walke worthili in the clepyng,

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

2 in which ye ben clepid, with al mekenesse and myldenesse, with pacience supportinge ech other in charite,

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

3 bisi to kepe vnyte of spirit in the boond of pees.

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 O bodi and o spirit, as ye ben clepid in oon hope of youre cleping;

There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,

5 o Lord,

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 o feith, o baptym, o God and fadir of alle, which is aboue alle men, and bi alle thingis, and in vs alle.

one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.

7 But to ech of vs grace is youun bi the mesure of the yyuyng of Crist;

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

8 for which thing he seith, He stiynge an hiy, ledde caitifte caitif, he yaf yiftis to men.

Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”

9 But what is it, that he stiede vp, no but that also he cam doun first in to the lowere partis of the erthe?

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

10 He it is that cam doun, and that stiede on alle heuenes, that he schulde fille alle thingis.

He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

11 And he yaf summe apostlis, summe prophetis, othere euangelistis, othere scheepherdis and techeris,

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

12 to the ful endyng of seyntis, in to the werk of mynystrie, in to edificacioun of Cristis bodi,

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,

13 til we rennen alle, in to vnyte of feith and of knowyng of Goddis sone, in to a parfit man, aftir the mesure of age of the plente of Crist;

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,

14 that we be not now litle children, mouynge as wawis, and be not borun aboute with ech wynd of teching, in the weiwardnesse of men, in sutil wit, to the disseyuyng of errour.

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;

15 But do we treuthe in charite, and wexe in him by alle thingis, that is Crist oure heed;

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,

16 of whom alle the bodi set togidere, and boundun togidere bi ech ioynture of vnder seruyng, bi worching in to the mesure of ech membre, makith encreesyng of the bodi, in to edificacioun of it silf in charite.

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.

17 Therfor Y seie and witnesse this thing in the Lord, that ye walke not now, as hethene men walken, in the vanyte of her wit;

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,

18 that han vndurstondyng derkned with derknessis, and ben alienyd fro the lijf of God, bi ignoraunce that is in hem, for the blyndenesse of her herte.

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.

19 Which dispeirynge bitoken hem silf to vnchastite, in to the worchyng of al vnclennesse in coueitise.

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

20 But ye han not so lerud Crist, if netheles ye herden hym,

But you did not learn Christ that way,

21 and ben tauyt in hym, as is treuthe in Jhesu.

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

22 Do ye awey bi the elde lyuyng the elde man, that is corrupt bi the desiris of errour;

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

23 and be ye renewlid in the spirit of youre soule;

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

24 and clothe ye the newe man, which is maad aftir God in riytwisnesse and hoolynesse of treuthe.

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

25 For which thing `ye putte awei leesyng, and speke ye treuthe ech man with his neiybore, for we ben membris ech to othere.

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

26 Be ye wrooth, and nyle ye do synne; the sunne falle not doun on youre wraththe.

“Be angry, and do not sin.” Do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

27 Nyle ye yyue stide to the deuel.

and do not give place to the devil.

28 He that stal, now stele he not; but more trauele he in worchinge with hise hondis that that is good, that he haue whereof he schal yyue to nedi.

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.

29 Ech yuel word go not of youre mouth; but if ony is good to the edificacioun of feith, that it yyue grace to men that heren.

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.

30 And nyle ye make the Hooli Goost of God sori, in which ye ben markid in the dai of redempcioun.

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

31 Al bitternesse, and wraththe, and indignacioun, and cry, and blasfemye be takun awey fro you, with al malice;

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

32 and be ye togidere benygne, merciful, foryyuynge togidere, as also God foryaf to you in Crist.

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