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Ephesians 4

King James Version KJV

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.

Lexham English Bible LEB

1 Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to live in a manner worthy of the calling with which you were called:

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

3 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace;

4 one body and one Spirit (just as also you were called with one hope of your calling),

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

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

7 Now to each one of us was given this grace, according to the measure of Christ's gift.

8 Therefore it says, "Ascending on high he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men."<note: A quotation from Ps 68:18>

9 Now "he ascended," what is [it], except that he also descended to the lower regions of the earth?

10 The one who descended himself is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order that he might fill all [things].

11 And he himself gave some [as] apostles and some [as] prophets and some [as] evangelists and some [as] pastors and teachers

12 for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

13 until we all reach the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to a measure of the maturity of the fullness of Christ,

14 so that we may no longer be infants, tossed about by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, by the trickery of people, by craftiness with reference to the scheming of deceit.

15 But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow into him [with reference to] all [things], who is the head, Christ,

16 from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every supporting ligament, according to the working by measure of each single part, the growth of the body makes for the building up of itself in love.

17 This therefore I say and testify in the Lord, [that] you no longer walk as the Gentiles walk: in the futility of their mind,

18 being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance [that] is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

19 who, becoming callous, gave themselves over to licentiousness, for the pursuit of all uncleanness in greediness.

20 But you did not learn Christ in this way,

21 if indeed you have heard [about] him, and you were taught by him (just as truth is in Jesus),

22 [that] you take off, according to your former way of life, the old man, who is being destroyed according to deceitful desires,

23 be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

24 and put on the new man (in accordance with God), who is created in righteousness and holiness from the truth.

25 Therefore, putting aside the lie, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.

26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun set on your anger,

27 nor give place to the devil.

28 The one who steals must steal no longer, but instead must labor, working with his own hands [what is] good, so that he may have [something] to share with the one who has need.

29 {No rotten word must proceed} from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,

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

31 All bitterness, and rage, and wrath, and clamor, and abusive speech, must be removed from you, together with all wickedness.

32 Become kind toward one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ has forgiven you.