Ephesians 4

1 I therefore, being prisoner in the Lord, praie you that yee walke worthie of the vocation whereunto yee are called,

Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk worthily of the calling with which you are called,

2 With all humblenesse of minde, and meekenesse, with long suffering, supporting one an other through loue,

with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in divine love;

3 Endeuouring to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 There is one body, and one Spirit, euen as yee are called in one hope of your vocation.

There is one body and one Spirit, as ye indeed are called in one hope of your calling;

5 There is one Lord, one Faith, one Baptisme,

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 One God and Father of all, which is aboue all, and through all, and in you all.

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

7 But vnto euery one of vs is giuen grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

And to each one of you grace is given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 Wherfore he saith, Whe he asceded vp on hie, he led captiuity captiue, and gaue gifts vnto men.

Therefore he says, Having ascended upon high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to the people.

9 (Nowe, in that hee ascended, what is it but that he had also descended first into the lowest partes of the earth?

But what is that which ascended, except that which descended into the lower parts of the earth?

10 Hee that descended, is euen the same that ascended, farre aboue all heauens, that hee might fill all things)

But the one having descended and the one having ascended above all the heavens, that he might fill all things, is the same.

11 Hee therefore gaue some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Euangelists, and some Pastours, and Teachers,

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

12 For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ,

unto the perfection of the saints, in the work of the ministry, in the edification of the body of Christ:

13 Till we all meete together (in the vnitie of faith and that acknowledging of the Sonne of God) vnto a perfite man, and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ,

until we may all come into the unity of the faith, and of the perfect knowledge of the Son of God, into a perfect man, into the measure of the likeness of the fulness of Christ:

14 That we henceforth be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the deceit of men, and with craftines, whereby they lay in wait to deceiue.

in order that we may be no longer infants, tossed by the waves and carried about by every wind of teaching, in the caprice of the people, in their craftiness, pursuant to their method of delusion;

15 But let vs folowe the truth in loue, and in all things, grow vp into him, which is the head, that is, Christ.

but speaking the truth in divine love, let its grow up in him in all things, who is the head, Christ;

16 By whome al the body being coupled and knit together by euery ioynt, for ye furniture therof (according to the effectual power, which is in the measure of euery part) receiueth increase of the body, vnto the edifying of itselfe in loue.

from whom the whole body, being assimilated and knitted together through every joint of the supply, according to the working in each several part, makes increase of the body in the edification of itself in divine love.

17 This I say therefore and testifie in the Lord, that yee hencefoorth walke not as other Gentiles walke, in vanitie of their minde,

Therefore I say this, and witness in the Lord, that you no longer walk about as the Gentiles also walk about in the vanity of their mind,

18 Hauing their vnderstanding darkened, and being strangers from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardnesse of their heart:

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance being in themselves, on account of the blindness of their heart;

19 Which being past feeling, haue giuen themselues vnto wantonnesse, to woorke all vncleannesse, euen with griedinesse.

who being past feeling have given themselves up to debauchery, unto the working of all impurity with greediness.

20 But yee haue not so learned Christ,

But you did not so learn Christ:

21 If so be yee haue heard him, and haue bene taught by him, as the trueth is in Iesus,

if indeed ye have heard him, and been taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus:

22 That is, that yee cast off, concerning the conuersation in time past, that olde man, which is corrupt through the deceiueable lustes,

that with reference to your former life, you are to lay aside the old man, who is corrupt in the lusts of deception;

23 And be renued in the spirit of your minde,

and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

24 And put on ye new man, which after God is created vnto righteousnes, and true holines.

and to put on the new man, who has been created in harmony with God in the righteousness and holiness of the truth.

25 Wherefore cast off lying, and speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Therefore, having laid aside lying, speak the truth each one with his neighbors: because we are members of one another.

26 Bee angrie, but sinne not: let not the sunne goe downe vpon your wrath,

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your provocation:

27 Neither giue place to the deuill.

neither give place to the devil.

28 Let him that stole, steale no more: but let him rather labour, and worke with his handes the thing which is good, that hee may haue to giue vnto him that needeth.

Let the one stealing steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his own hands doing that which is good, that he may have to give to the one having need.

29 Let no corrupt comunication proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good, to ye vse of edifying, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.

Let no corrupt communication go forth out of your mouth, but if anything is good unto edification of need, in order that he may give grace to those who hear.

30 And grieue not the holy Spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed vnto ye day of redemption.

And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed unto the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitternesse, and anger, and wrath, crying, and euill speaking be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and blasphemy, depart from you, with all evil.

32 Be ye courteous one to another, and tender hearted, freely forgiuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake, freely forgaue you.

But be ye kind toward one another, merciful, forgiving one another, as indeed God in Christ forgave you.