Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New Living Translation NLT
1 I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called:
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Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.
2 With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.
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Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.
3 Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
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Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.
4 One body and one Spirit: as you are called in one hope of your calling.
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For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism.
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There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all.
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one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all.
7 But to every one of us is given grace, according to the measure of the giving of Christ.
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However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ.
8 Wherefore he saith: Ascending on high, he led captivity captive: he gave gifts to men.
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That is why the Scriptures say, “When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people.”
9 Now that he ascended, what is it, but because he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
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Notice that it says “he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended above all the heavens: that he might fill all things.
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And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself.
11 And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors:
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Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the word of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
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Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.
13 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:
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This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
14 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.
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Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.
15 But doing the truth in charity, we may in all things grow up in him who is the head, even Christ:
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Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
16 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.
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He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
17 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:
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With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused.
18 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.
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Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.
19 Who despairing have given themselves up to lasciviousness, unto the working of all uncleanness, unto covetousness.
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They have no sense of shame. They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity.
20 But you have not so learned Christ:
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But that isn’t what you learned about Christ.
21 If so be that you have heard him and have been taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus:
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Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him,
22 To put off, according to former conversation, the old man, who is corrupted according to the desire of error.
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throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.
23 And be renewed in spirit of your mind:
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Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.
24 And put on the new man, who according to God is created in justice and holiness of truth.
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Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.
25 Wherefore, putting away lying, speak ye the truth, every man with his neighbour. For we are members one of another.
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So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.
26 Be angry: and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your anger.
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And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,
27 Give not place to the devil.
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for anger gives a foothold to the devil.
28 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.
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If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.
29 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.
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Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God: whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption.
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And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamour and blasphemy be put away from you, with all malice.
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Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.
32 And be ye kind one to another: merciful, forgiving one another, even as God hath forgiven you in Christ.
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Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
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