Ephesians 4

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

I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

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

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

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

being eager 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, even as you also were 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 over all, and through all, and in all.

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

But to each one of us was the grace 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, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people."

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

Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also 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)

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

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

He gave some to be apostles; and 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,

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up 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 all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature person, to the measure of the stature of the fullness 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.

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by cleverness in deceitful schemes;

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 truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, 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 all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in 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,

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the futility 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, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts;

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

who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But yee haue not so learned Christ,

But you did not learn Christ that way;

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

if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as 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 you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old self, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

23 And be renued in the spirit of your minde,

and that you 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 put on the new self, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

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

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

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

"Be angry, but do not sin." Do not let the sun go down on your anger,

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 him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has 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 speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it 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.

Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for 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, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

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

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.