Ephesians 4

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

I, then, the prisoner for the Master's sake, entreat you to live and act as becomes those who have received the call that you have received--

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

with all lowliness of mind and unselfishness, and with patience, bearing with one another lovingly, and earnestly striving to maintain,

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

in the uniting bond of peace, the unity given by the Spirit.

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

There is but one body and but one Spirit, as also when you were called you had one and the same hope held out to you.

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

There is but one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

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

and one God and Father of all, who rules over all, acts through all, and dwells in all.

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

Yet to each of us individually grace was given, measured out with the munificence of Christ.

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

For this reason Scripture says: "He re-ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, and gave gifts to men."

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 "re-ascended" --what does it mean but that He had first descended into the lower regions 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 same as He who ascended again far above all the Heavens in order to fill the universe.)

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

And He Himself appointed some to be Apostles, some to be Prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be 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,

in order fully to equip His people for the work of serving--for the building up of Christ's body--

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,

till we all of us arrive at oneness in faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and at mature manhood and the stature of full-grown men in 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.

So we shall no longer be babes nor shall we resemble mariners tossed on the waves and carried about with every changing wind of doctrine according to men's cleverness and unscrupulous cunning, making use of every shifting device to mislead.

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 we shall lovingly hold to the truth, and shall in all respects grow up into union with Him who is our Head, even 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.

Dependent on Him, the whole body--its various parts closely fitting and firmly adhering to one another-- grows by the aid of every contributory link, with power proportioned to the need of each individual part, so as to build itself up in a spirit of 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 warn you, and I implore you in the name of the Master, no longer to live as the Gentiles in their perverseness live,

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:

with darkened understandings, having by reason of the ignorance which is deep-seated in them and the insensibility of their moral nature, no share in the Life which God gives.

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

Such men being past feeling have abandoned themselves to impurity, greedily indulging in every kind of profligacy.

20 But yee haue not so learned Christ,

But these are not the lessons which you have learned from Christ;

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

if at least you have heard His voice and in Him have been taught--and this is true Christian teaching--

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

to put away, in regard to your former mode of life, your original evil nature which is doomed to perish as befits its misleading impulses,

23 And be renued in the spirit of your minde,

and to get yourselves renewed in the temper of your minds and clothe yourselves

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

with that new and better self which has been created to resemble God in the righteousness and holiness which come from the truth.

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

For this reason, laying aside falsehood, every one of you should speak the truth to his fellow man; for we are, as it were, parts of one another.

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

If angry, beware of sinning. Let not your irritation last until the sun goes down;

27 Neither giue place to the deuill.

and do not leave room for 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.

He who has been a thief must steal no more, but, instead of that, should work with his own hands in honest industry, so that he may have something of which he can give the needy a share.

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 unwholesome words ever pass your lips, but let all your words be good for benefiting others according to the need of the moment, so that they may be a means of blessing to the hearers.

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

And beware of grieving the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed in preparation 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 and all passionate feeling, all anger and loud insulting language, be unknown among you--and also every kind of malice.

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

On the contrary learn to be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ has also forgiven you.