Ephesians 4
1 Call upon you, then, do I — the prisoner of the Lord — to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation by which ye are called,
2 with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,
With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;
Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 one body and one Spirit, according as also ye were called in one hope of 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 you all,
One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all.
7 and to each one of you was given the grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ,
But to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 wherefore, he saith, 'Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' —
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.
9 and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to 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 went down is the same also who went up far above all the heavens, that He may fill all things —
He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.
11 and He gave some [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] proclaimers of good news, and some [as] shepherds and teachers,
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ,
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 that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,
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 and, being true in love, we may increase to Him [in] all things, who is the head — the Christ;
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, [even] Christ:
16 from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body doth make for the building up of itself in love.
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 This, then, I say, and I testify in the Lord; ye are no more to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,
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 being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,
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 who, having ceased to feel, themselves did give up to the lasciviousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;
Who being past feeling have given themselves over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 and ye did not so learn the Christ,
But ye have not so learned Christ;
21 if so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;
If indeed ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22 ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,
That ye put off concerning the former manner of life the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts:
23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
And be renewed in the Spirit of your mind;
24 and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
25 Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
26 be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27 neither give place to the devil;
Neither give place to the devil.
28 whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having 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 corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;
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 make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
32 and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.
And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
