iphiṣiṇaḥ 4

1 ato bandirahaṁ prabho rnāmnā yuṣmān vinaye yūyaṁ yenāhvānenāhūtāstadupayuktarūpeṇa

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation with which you are called,

2 sarvvathā namratāṁ mṛdutāṁ titikṣāṁ parasparaṁ pramnā sahiṣṇutāñcācarata|

With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;

3 praṇayabandhanena cātmana ekyaṁ rakṣituṁ yatadhvaṁ|

Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 yūyam ekaśarīrā ekātmānaśca tadvad āhvānena yūyam ekapratyāśāprāptaye samāhūtāḥ|

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

5 yuṣmākam ekaḥ prabhureko viśvāsa ekaṁ majjanaṁ, sarvveṣāṁ tātaḥ

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 sarvvoparisthaḥ sarvvavyāpī sarvveṣāṁ yuṣmākaṁ madhyavarttī caika īśvara āste|

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

7 kintu khrīṣṭasya dānaparimāṇānusārād asmākam ekaikasmai viśeṣo varo'dāyi|

But to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 yathā likhitam āste, "ūrddhvam āruhya jetṛn sa vijitya bandino'karot| tataḥ sa manujebhyo'pi svīyān vyaśrāṇayad varān||"

Why he says, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

9 ūrddhvam āruhyetivākyasyāyamarthaḥ sa pūrvvaṁ pṛthivīrūpaṁ sarvvādhaḥsthitaṁ sthānam avatīrṇavān;

(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

10 yaścāvatīrṇavān sa eva svargāṇām uparyyuparyyārūḍhavān yataḥ sarvvāṇi tena pūrayitavyāni|

He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

11 sa eva ca kāṁścana preritān aparān bhaviṣyadvādino'parān susaṁvādapracārakān aparān pālakān upadeśakāṁśca niyuktavān|

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 yāvad vayaṁ sarvve viśvāsasyeśvaraputraviṣayakasya tattvajñānasya caikyaṁ sampūrṇaṁ puruṣarthañcārthataḥ khrīṣṭasya sampūrṇaparimāṇasya samaṁ parimāṇaṁ na prāpnumastāvat

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 sa paricaryyākarmmasādhanāya khrīṣṭasya śarīrasya niṣṭhāyai ca pavitralokānāṁ siddhatāyāstādṛśam upāyaṁ niścitavān|

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 ataeva mānuṣāṇāṁ cāturīto bhramakadhūrttatāyāśchalācca jātena sarvveṇa śikṣāvāyunā vayaṁ yad bālakā iva dolāyamānā na bhrāmyāma ityasmābhi ryatitavyaṁ,

That we from now on be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

15 premnā satyatām ācaradbhiḥ sarvvaviṣaye khrīṣṭam uddiśya varddhitavyañca, yataḥ sa mūrddhā,

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

16 tasmāccaikaikasyāṅgasya svasvaparimāṇānusāreṇa sāhāyyakaraṇād upakārakaiḥ sarvvaiḥ sandhibhiḥ kṛtsnasya śarīrasya saṁyoge sammilane ca jāte premnā niṣṭhāṁ labhamānaṁ kṛtsnaṁ śarīraṁ vṛddhiṁ prāpnoti|

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, makes increase of the body to the edifying of itself in love.

17 yuṣmān ahaṁ prabhunedaṁ bravīmyādiśāmi ca, anye bhinnajātīyā iva yūyaṁ pūna rmācarata|

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you from now on walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

18 yataste svamanomāyām ācarantyāntarikājñānāt mānasikakāṭhinyācca timirāvṛtabuddhaya īśvarīyajīvanasya bagīrbhūtāśca bhavanti,

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 svān caitanyaśūnyān kṛtvā ca lobhena sarvvavidhāśaucācaraṇāya lampaṭatāyāṁ svān samarpitavantaḥ|

Who being past feeling have given themselves over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 kintu yūyaṁ khrīṣṭaṁ na tādṛśaṁ paricitavantaḥ,

But you have not so learned Christ;

21 yato yūyaṁ taṁ śrutavanto yā satyā śikṣā yīśuto labhyā tadanusārāt tadīyopadeśaṁ prāptavantaśceti manye|

If so be that you have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 tasmāt pūrvvakālikācārakārī yaḥ purātanapuruṣo māyābhilāṣai rnaśyati taṁ tyaktvā yuṣmābhi rmānasikabhāvo nūtanīkarttavyaḥ,

That you put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

23 yo navapuruṣa īśvarānurūpeṇa puṇyena satyatāsahitena

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24 dhārmmikatvena ca sṛṣṭaḥ sa eva paridhātavyaśca|

And that you put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

25 ato yūyaṁ sarvve mithyākathanaṁ parityajya samīpavāsibhiḥ saha satyālāpaṁ kuruta yato vayaṁ parasparam aṅgapratyaṅgā bhavāmaḥ|

Why putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

26 aparaṁ krodhe jāte pāpaṁ mā kurudhvam, aśānte yuṣmākaṁ roṣesūryyo'staṁ na gacchatu|

Be you angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down on your wrath:

27 aparaṁ śayatāne sthānaṁ mā datta|

Neither give place to the devil.

28 coraḥ punaścairyyaṁ na karotu kintu dīnāya dāne sāmarthyaṁ yajjāyate tadarthaṁ svakarābhyāṁ sadvṛttyā pariśramaṁ karotu|

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 needs.

29 aparaṁ yuṣmākaṁ vadanebhyaḥ ko'pi kadālāpo na nirgacchatu, kintu yena śroturupakāro jāyate tādṛśaḥ prayojanīyaniṣṭhāyai phaladāyaka ālāpo yuṣmākaṁ bhavatu|

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 aparañca yūyaṁ muktidinaparyyantam īśvarasya yena pavitreṇātmanā mudrayāṅkitā abhavata taṁ śokānvitaṁ mā kuruta|

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed to the day of redemption.

31 aparaṁ kaṭuvākyaṁ roṣaḥ koṣaḥ kalaho nindā sarvvavidhadveṣaścaitāni yuṣmākaṁ madhyād dūrībhavantu|

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32 yūyaṁ parasparaṁ hitaiṣiṇaḥ komalāntaḥkaraṇāśca bhavata| aparam īśvaraḥ khrīṣṭena yadvad yuṣmākaṁ doṣān kṣamitavān tadvad yūyamapi parasparaṁ kṣamadhvaṁ|

And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you.