1 I , the prisoner in Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called,
Call upon you, then, do I -- the prisoner of the Lord -- to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,
2 w ith all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;
with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,
3 u sing diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace.
being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;
4 o ne body and one Spirit, as ye have been also called in one hope of your calling;
one body and one Spirit, according as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;
5 o ne Lord, one faith, one baptism;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 o ne God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.
one God and Father of all, who over all, and through all, and in you all,
7 B ut to each one of us has been given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.
and to each one of you was given the grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ,
8 W herefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men.
wherefore, he saith, `Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' --
9 B ut that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth?
10 H e that descended is the same who has also ascended up above all the heavens, that he might fill all things;
he who went down is the same also who went up far above all the heavens, that He may fill all things --
11 a nd he has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,
and He gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some proclaimers of good news, and some shepherds and teachers,
12 f or the perfecting of the saints; with a view to work of ministry, with a view to the edifying of the body of Christ;
unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,
13 u ntil we all arrive at the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, at full-grown man, at measure of the stature of the fulness of the Christ;
till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ,
14 i n order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of that teaching in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error;
that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,
15 b ut, holding the truth in love, we may grow up to him in all things, who is the head, the Christ:
and, being true in love, we may increase to Him all things, who is the head -- the Christ;
16 f rom whom the whole body, fitted together, and connected by every joint of supply, according to working in measure of each one part, works for itself the increase of the body to its self-building up in love.
from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body doth make for the building up of itself in love.
17 T his I say therefore, and testify in Lord, that ye should no longer walk as the nations walk in vanity of their mind,
This, then, I say, and I testify in the Lord; ye are no more to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,
18 b eing darkened in understanding, estranged from the life of God by reason of the ignorance which is in them, by reason of the hardness of their hearts,
being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,
19 w ho having cast off all feeling, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greedy unsatisfied lust.
who, having ceased to feel, themselves did give up to the lasciviousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;
20 B ut ye have not thus learnt the Christ,
and ye did not so learn the Christ,
21 i f ye have heard him and been instructed in him according as truth is in Jesus;
if so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;
22 y our having put off according to the former conversation the old man which corrupts itself according to the deceitful lusts;
ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,
23 a nd being renewed in the spirit of your mind;
and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24 a nd having put on the new man, which according to God is created in truthful righteousness and holiness.
and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.
25 W herefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another.
Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;
26 B e angry, and do not sin; let not the sun set upon your wrath,
be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
27 n either give room for the devil.
neither give place to the devil;
28 L et the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need.
whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.
29 L et no corrupt word go out of your mouth, but if any good one for needful edification, that it may give grace to those that hear.
Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;
30 A nd do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which ye have been sealed for day of redemption.
and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.
31 L et all bitterness, and heat of passion, and wrath, and clamour, and injurious language, be removed from you, with all malice;
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,
32 a nd be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving one another, so as God also in Christ has forgiven you.
and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.