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1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
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I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called:
2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
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With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.
3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
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Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body and one Spirit--just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call--
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One body and one Spirit: as you are called in one hope of your calling.
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 above all, and through all, and in us all.
7 But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
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But to every one of us is given grace, according to the measure of the giving of Christ.
8 Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men."
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Wherefore he saith: Ascending on high, he led captivity captive: he gave gifts to men.
9 (In saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth?
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Now that he ascended, what is it, but because he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)
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He that descended is the same also that ascended above all the heavens: that he might fill all things.
11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
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And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors:
12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
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For the perfecting of the saints, for the word of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
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Until we all meet into the unity of faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the age of the fulness of Christ:
14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
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That henceforth we be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the wickedness of men, by cunning craftiness by which they lie in wait to deceive.
15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
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But doing the truth in charity, we may in all things grow up in him who is the head, even Christ:
16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
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From whom the whole body, being compacted and fitly joined together, by what every joint supplieth, according to the operation in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of itself in charity.
17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.
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This then I say and testify in the Lord: That henceforward you walk not as also the Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind:
18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
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Having their understanding darkened: being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts.
19 They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.
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Who despairing have given themselves up to lasciviousness, unto the working of all uncleanness, unto covetousness.
20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!--
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But you have not so learned Christ:
21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,
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If so be that you have heard him and have been taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,
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To put off, according to former conversation, the old man, who is corrupted according to the desire of error.
23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
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And be renewed in spirit of your mind:
24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
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And put on the new man, who according to God is created in justice and holiness of truth.
25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
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Wherefore, putting away lying, speak ye the truth, every man with his neighbour. For we are members one of another.
26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
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Be angry: and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your anger.
27 and give no opportunity to the devil.
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Give not place to the devil.
28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
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He that stole, let him now steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have something to give to him that suffereth need.
29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
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Let no evil speech proceed from your mouth: but that which is good, to the edification of faith: that it may administer grace to the hearers.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
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And grieve not the holy Spirit of God: whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
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Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamour and blasphemy be put away from you, with all malice.
32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
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And be ye kind one to another: merciful, forgiving one another, even as God hath forgiven you in Christ.
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