I therefore,
the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye
walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are
called,
02 With all lowliness and meekness, with
longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
03 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace.
04 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye
are called in one hope of your calling;
05 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
06 One God and Father of all, who is above all,
and through all, and in you all.
07 But unto every one of us is given grace
according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
08 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on
high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts
unto men.
09 (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.
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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.
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