1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

I, the prisoner in Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called,

2 w ith all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;

3 b eing eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

using diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace.

4 T here is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;

one body and one Spirit, as ye have been also 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 is over all, and through all, and in us all.

7 B ut to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

But to each one of us has been given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.

8 T herefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”

Wherefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men.

9 N ow this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

But that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

10 H e who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

He that descended is the same who has also ascended up above all the heavens, that he might fill all things;

11 H e gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

and he has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,

12 f or the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

for the perfecting of the saints; with a view to work of ministry, with a view to the edifying of the body of Christ;

13 u ntil we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

until 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;

14 t hat we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

in 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;

15 b ut speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;

but, holding the truth in love, we may grow up to him in all things, who is the head, the Christ:

16 f rom whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

from 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.

17 T his I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

This I say therefore, and testify in Lord, that ye should no longer walk as the nations walk in vanity of their mind,

18 b eing darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;

being 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,

19 w ho having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

who having cast off all feeling, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greedy unsatisfied lust.

20 B ut you did not learn Christ that way;

But ye have not thus learnt the Christ,

21 i f indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:

if ye have heard him and been instructed in him according as truth is in Jesus;

22 t hat you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

your having put off according to the former conversation the old man which corrupts itself according to the deceitful lusts;

23 a nd that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

and being renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24 a nd put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

and having put on the new man, which according to God is created in truthful righteousness and holiness.

25 T herefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

Wherefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another.

26 “ Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Be angry, and do not sin; let not the sun set upon your wrath,

27 a nd don’t give place to the devil.

neither give room for the devil.

28 L et him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

Let 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.

29 L et no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Let 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.

30 D on’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which ye have been sealed for day of redemption.

31 L et all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

Let all bitterness, and heat of passion, and wrath, and clamour, and injurious language, be removed from you, with all malice;

32 A nd be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving one another, so as God also in Christ has forgiven you.