Ephesians 4
1 So I—this prisoner in the Lord—am encouraging you to make sure you live according to the principles to which you were called.
παρακαλω ουν υμας εγω ο δεσμιος εν κυριω αξιως περιπατησαι της κλησεως ης εκληθητε
2 Don't think proudly of yourselves; be gentle and patient, showing tolerance to each other in love.
μετα πασης ταπεινοφροσυνης και πραοτητος μετα μακροθυμιας ανεχομενοι αλληλων εν αγαπη
3 Make every effort to remain one in the Spirit through the peace that binds you together.
σπουδαζοντες τηρειν την ενοτητα του πνευματος εν τω συνδεσμω της ειρηνης
4 For there's one body, and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope.
εν σωμα και εν πνευμα καθως και εκληθητε εν μια ελπιδι της κλησεως υμων
5 The Lord is one, our trust in him is one, and there's one baptism;
εις κυριος μια πιστις εν βαπτισμα
6 there's one God and Father of everyone. He is over all and through all and in all.
εις θεος και πατηρ παντων ο επι παντων και δια παντων και εν πασιν ημιν
7 To each of us grace was given in proportion to Christ's generous gift.
ενι δε εκαστω ημων εδοθη η χαρις κατα το μετρον της δωρεας του χριστου
8 As Scripture says, “When he ascended to the heights he took captives with him, and gave gifts to humanity.”
διο λεγει αναβας εις υψος ηχμαλωτευσεν αιχμαλωσιαν και εδωκεν δοματα τοις ανθρωποις
9 (Regarding this: it says he ascended, but that means he also had previously descended to our lowly world.
το δε ανεβη τι εστιν ει μη οτι και κατεβη πρωτον εις τα κατωτερα μερη της γης
10 The one that descended is the same one who also ascended to the highest heaven in order that he could make the whole universe complete.)
ο καταβας αυτος εστιν και ο αναβας υπερανω παντων των ουρανων ινα πληρωση τα παντα
11 The gifts he gave were so that some could be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers,
και αυτος εδωκεν τους μεν αποστολους τους δε προφητας τους δε ευαγγελιστας τους δε ποιμενας και διδασκαλους
12 with the purpose of preparing God's people for the work of helping others, to help the body of Christ to grow.
προς τον καταρτισμον των αγιων εις εργον διακονιας εις οικοδομην του σωματος του χριστου
13 We grow together until we all reach the state of being one in our trust in and knowledge of the Son of God, completely grown up, measuring up to full maturity in Christ.
μεχρι καταντησωμεν οι παντες εις την ενοτητα της πιστεως και της επιγνωσεως του υιου του θεου εις ανδρα τελειον εις μετρον ηλικιας του πληρωματος του χριστου
14 We shouldn't be little children any more, tossed about and blown along by every passing breeze of doctrine, confused by human trickery, led into error by crafty people who deceitfully scheme;
ινα μηκετι ωμεν νηπιοι κλυδωνιζομενοι και περιφερομενοι παντι ανεμω της διδασκαλιας εν τη κυβεια των ανθρωπων εν πανουργια προς την μεθοδειαν της πλανης
15 instead by speaking the truth in love we ought to grow up in everything into Christ, who is our head.
αληθευοντες δε εν αγαπη αυξησωμεν εις αυτον τα παντα ος εστιν η κεφαλη ο χριστος
16 It's because of him that the whole body operates, every joint holding it together as each individual part does what it's supposed to, and the whole body grows, building itself up in love.
εξ ου παν το σωμα συναρμολογουμενον και συμβιβαζομενον δια πασης αφης της επιχορηγιας κατ ενεργειαν εν μετρω ενος εκαστου μερους την αυξησιν του σωματος ποιειται εις οικοδομην εαυτου εν αγαπη
17 So let me say this to you—in fact I insist on it in the Lord—that you should no longer live like the foreigners do, in their empty-headed way.
τουτο ουν λεγω και μαρτυρομαι εν κυριω μηκετι υμας περιπατειν καθως και τα λοιπα εθνη περιπατει εν ματαιοτητι του νοος αυτων
18 In the darkness of their minds they don't understand, and they have been cut off from the life of God because they don't know anything and in their stubbornness they don't want to know.
εσκοτισμενοι τη διανοια οντες απηλλοτριωμενοι της ζωης του θεου δια την αγνοιαν την ουσαν εν αυτοις δια την πωρωσιν της καρδιας αυτων
19 Because they are past caring they abandon themselves to sensuality, and greedily do all kinds of disgusting things.
οιτινες απηλγηκοτες εαυτους παρεδωκαν τη ασελγεια εις εργασιαν ακαθαρσιας πασης εν πλεονεξια
20 But that's not what you learned about Christ!
υμεις δε ουχ ουτως εμαθετε τον χριστον
21 Didn't you hear about him? Weren't you taught concerning him? Didn't you learn the truth as it is in Jesus?
ειγε αυτον ηκουσατε και εν αυτω εδιδαχθητε καθως εστιν αληθεια εν τω ιησου
22 So get rid of your former lifestyle, that old nature that ruins you through deceptive desires!
αποθεσθαι υμας κατα την προτεραν αναστροφην τον παλαιον ανθρωπον τον φθειρομενον κατα τας επιθυμιας της απατης
23 Let yourselves be re-made spiritually and mentally,
ανανεουσθαι δε τω πνευματι του νοος υμων
24 and put on your new nature that God created so you will be like him, right and holy in the truth.
και ενδυσασθαι τον καινον ανθρωπον τον κατα θεον κτισθεντα εν δικαιοσυνη και οσιοτητι της αληθειας
25 So reject lies, and tell the truth to each other—for we belong to each other.
διο αποθεμενοι το ψευδος λαλειτε αληθειαν εκαστος μετα του πλησιον αυτου οτι εσμεν αλληλων μελη
26 Don't sin by getting angry; don't let evening come and find you still mad—
οργιζεσθε και μη αμαρτανετε ο ηλιος μη επιδυετω επι τω παροργισμω υμων
27 and don't give the devil any opportunity.
μηδε διδοτε τοπον τω διαβολω
28 Thieves, stop your stealing, and do honest, productive work with your hands, so you'll have something to give to those who need it.
ο κλεπτων μηκετι κλεπτετω μαλλον δε κοπιατω εργαζομενος το αγαθον ταις χερσιν ινα εχη μεταδιδοναι τω χρειαν εχοντι
29 Don't use bad language. Speak words that will encourage people as necessary, so that those who listen will be helped.
πας λογος σαπρος εκ του στοματος υμων μη εκπορευεσθω αλλ ει τις αγαθος προς οικοδομην της χρειας ινα δω χαριν τοις ακουουσιν
30 Don't disappoint the Holy Spirit of God that marked you as belonging to him until the day of redemption.
και μη λυπειτε το πνευμα το αγιον του θεου εν ω εσφραγισθητε εις ημεραν απολυτρωσεως
31 Get rid of every kind of bitterness, rage, anger, verbal abuse, and insults, along with all forms of evil.
πασα πικρια και θυμος και οργη και κραυγη και βλασφημια αρθητω αφ υμων συν παση κακια
32 Be kind and compassionate to each other, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
γινεσθε δε εις αλληλους χρηστοι ευσπλαγχνοι χαριζομενοι εαυτοις καθως και ο θεος εν χριστω εχαρισατο ημιν
