1 C all upon you, then, do I -- the prisoner of the Lord -- to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,

¶ I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation with which ye are called,

2 w ith all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

¶ with all humility and meekness, with tolerance, forbearing one another in love,

3 b eing diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;

being diligent to guard the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 o ne body and one Spirit, according as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

There is one body and one Spirit, even as ye are 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 over all, and through all, and in you all,

one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all, and in you all.

7 a nd to each one of you was given the grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ,

But unto each one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Christ.

8 w herefore, he saith, `Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' --

Therefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men.

9 a nd that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth?

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

10 h e who went down is the same also who went up far above all the heavens, that He may fill all things --

He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all the heavens, that he might fulfill all things.)

11 a nd He gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some proclaimers of good news, and some shepherds and teachers,

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers,

12 u nto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

for the perfecting of the saints in the work of the ministry, unto the edifying of the body of the Christ

13 t ill 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,

until we all come forth in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the coming of age of the Christ:

14 t hat 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,

That we no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive,

15 a nd, being true in love, we may increase to Him all things, who is the head -- the Christ;

but following the truth in charity, let us grow up into him in all things, who is the head, the Christ:

16 f rom 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.

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and well tied together among itself by the nourishment that every connecting bond supplies, by the operation of each member according to measure they have received, making increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in charity.

17 T his, 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,

¶ This I say, therefore, and require in the Lord that from now on ye not walk as the other Gentiles walk in the vanity of their own senses,

18 b eing 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,

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 w ho, having ceased to feel, themselves did give up to the lasciviousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;

who, after losing all sense of feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 a nd ye did not so learn the Christ,

But ye have not so learned of the Christ,

21 i f so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;

if so be that ye have heard him and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus,

22 y e are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,

that ye put off everything concerning the old way of life, that is, the old man who corrupts himself according to deceitful desires,

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

and be renewed in the spirit of your understanding

24 a nd to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.

and that ye put on the new man, which is created in conformity to God in righteousness and in the holiness of the truth.

25 W herefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

Therefore, leaving the lie, speak every man truth with his neighbour, for we are members one of another.

26 b e angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

Be ye angry and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

27 n either give place to the devil;

neither give place to the devil.

28 w hoso 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.

Let him that stole steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his hands that which is good, that he may have to give to him that is in need.

29 L et 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;

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for edification, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

30 a nd make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.

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

31 L et all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and evil speaking be taken away from you, with all malice,

32 a nd become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another even as God has forgiven you in Christ.