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Ephesians, Chapter 4

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, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, 3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in 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 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Thereforea Or Heit says,
“WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH,
HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES,
AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN.”
9 (Now this expression, “He ascended,” whatb Lit is it exceptdoes it mean except that He alsoc One early ms reads had first descendedhad descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.) 11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of thed Or holy onessaints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of thee Or true knowledgeknowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the staturef Lit of the fullnesswhich belongs to the fullness of Christ. 14 g Lit So that we will no longer beAs a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftinessh Lit with regard to the scheming of deceitin deceitful scheming; 15 buti Or holding to or being truthful inspeaking the truth in love,j Or let us grow upwe are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and held togetherk Lit through every joint of the supplyby what every joint supplies, according to thel Lit working in measureproper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.
17 So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 being darkened in their understanding,m Or alienatedexcluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; 19 and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensualityn Or greedy for the practice of every kind of impurityfor the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 20 But you did not learno I.e. the MessiahChrist in this way, 21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, 22 that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the oldp Lit manself, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, 23 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and put on the newq Lit manself, whichr Lit according to Godin the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
25 Therefore, laying aside falsehood, SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE of you WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one another. 26 BE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and do not give the devils Lit a placean opportunity. 28 He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share witht Lit the oneone who has need. 29 Let nou Lit rottenunwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edificationv Lit of the needaccording to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. 30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,w Lit inby whom you were sealed for 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. 32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgivenx Two early mss read usyou.

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