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1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord , implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,
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As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,
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Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
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Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;
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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,
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one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
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one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift.
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But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
8 Therefore it says, "WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN."
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This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.”
9 (Now this expression, "He ascended," what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth?
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(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions ?
10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.)
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He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)
11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
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So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,
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