Ephesians 4

1 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

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

3 and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

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

7 Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

9 What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended first to the lower parts of the earth?

10 He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

11 And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

12 to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,

13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.

14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

16 From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the other Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

18 They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

19 Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.

20 But this is not the way you came to know Christ.

21 Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—

22 to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

26 “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

27 and do not give the devil a foothold.

28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

29 Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

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

31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave us.

1 ¶ I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

2 ¶ With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 [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,

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

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

8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

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

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

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

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

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

14 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, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

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

16 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 unto the edifying of itself in love.

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

20 But ye have not so learned Christ;

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

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

23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

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

25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

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

27 Neither give place to the devil.

28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto 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:

32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

1 Now therefore I, a prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk according to your calling, wherein ye are called,

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

3 And be diligent to keep unity in the Spirit through the bond of peace.

4 One body and one Spirit, even as ye are called unto one hope of your calling.

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 one God and Father (our) of all, who is over you all, and through you all, and in you all].

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

8 Therefore saith he, He ascended up on high, and led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

9 But that he hath ascended, what is it but that he went down first into the lowest parts of the earth?

10 He that descended is he that ascended above all heavens, that he might fill all things.

11 And he made some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,

12 That the saints may be prepared for the work of the ministry, edifying the body of Christ,

13 Until we all come to the same faith, and to the same knowledge of the Son of God, and become a perfect man, according to the measure of the perfect age of Christ,

14 That we should be no more children, to be weighed, and to be lulled with every wind of doctrine, through the craftiness of men, and deceit, that they might deceive us.

15 But let us be righteous in love, and let us increase in all things in him who is the head, even Christ,

16 Of whom the whole body is joined together, and one member is joined to another through all the joints, giving one hand to another according to the work of each member in his measure, and causing the body to grow for its own good; and all this in love:

17 I say therefore, and bear witness in the Lord, that ye walk no more as the rest of the Gentiles walk, according to the vanity of their mind,

18 Whose minds are darkened, and are alienated from the life that is of God, through the ignorance that is in them, through the blindness of their hearts.

19 Which are profane, and give themselves up to fornication, and do all manner of uncleanness, and covetousness.

20 But ye have not so learned Christ,

21 If ye have heard otherwise of him, and have been taught in him, how that in JESUS there is a righteousness. (Epistle on the nineteenth Sunday after

22 Put away from you therefore, according to the former manner of life, the old man, which through lusts is corrupted into error.

23 But renew yourselves in the spirit of your mind.

24 And put on the new man, created after God in righteousness and holiness.

25 Wherefore put away falsehood, and speak the truth, every man to his neighbour; for we are members one of another.

26 Be angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Neither pray ye room to the blasphemer.

28 Let him that hath stolen steal no more, but work, and with his hands create some good thing, that he may have to give to the needy].

29 Let no idle talk proceed out of your mouths, but that which is profitable for correction, when it is needful, that it may be pleasant to hear.

30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, that ye may be sealed unto the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and blasphemy, and all malice, be put away from you.

32 But be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God forgave you in Christ.