Ephesians 4
1 I therefore, being prisoner in the Lord, praie you that yee walke worthie of the vocation whereunto yee are called,
Therfor Y boundun for the Lord biseche you, that ye walke worthili in the clepyng,
2 With all humblenesse of minde, and meekenesse, with long suffering, supporting one an other through loue,
in which ye ben clepid, with al mekenesse and myldenesse, with pacience supportinge ech other in charite,
3 Endeuouring to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
bisi to kepe vnyte of spirit in the boond of pees.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, euen as yee are called in one hope of your vocation.
O bodi and o spirit, as ye ben clepid in oon hope of youre cleping;
5 There is one Lord, one Faith, one Baptisme,
o Lord,
6 One God and Father of all, which is aboue all, and through all, and in you all.
o feith, o baptym, o God and fadir of alle, which is aboue alle men, and bi alle thingis, and in vs alle.
7 But vnto euery one of vs is giuen grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
But to ech of vs grace is youun bi the mesure of the yyuyng of Crist;
8 Wherfore he saith, Whe he asceded vp on hie, he led captiuity captiue, and gaue gifts vnto men.
for which thing he seith, He stiynge an hiy, ledde caitifte caitif, he yaf yiftis 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?
But what is it, that he stiede vp, no but that also he cam doun first in to the lowere partis of the erthe?
10 Hee that descended, is euen the same that ascended, farre aboue all heauens, that hee might fill all things)
He it is that cam doun, and that stiede on alle heuenes, that he schulde fille alle thingis.
11 Hee therefore gaue some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Euangelists, and some Pastours, and Teachers,
And he yaf summe apostlis, summe prophetis, othere euangelistis, othere scheepherdis and techeris,
12 For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ,
to the ful endyng of seyntis, in to the werk of mynystrie, in to edificacioun of Cristis bodi,
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,
til we rennen alle, in to vnyte of feith and of knowyng of Goddis sone, in to a parfit man, aftir the mesure of age of the plente of Crist;
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 be not now litle children, mouynge as wawis, and be not borun aboute with ech wynd of teching, in the weiwardnesse of men, in sutil wit, to the disseyuyng of errour.
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 do we treuthe in charite, and wexe in him by alle thingis, that is Crist oure heed;
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.
of whom alle the bodi set togidere, and boundun togidere bi ech ioynture of vnder seruyng, bi worching in to the mesure of ech membre, makith encreesyng of the bodi, in to edificacioun of it silf in charite.
17 This I say therefore and testifie in the Lord, that yee hencefoorth walke not as other Gentiles walke, in vanitie of their minde,
Therfor Y seie and witnesse this thing in the Lord, that ye walke not now, as hethene men walken, in the vanyte of her wit;
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:
that han vndurstondyng derkned with derknessis, and ben alienyd fro the lijf of God, bi ignoraunce that is in hem, for the blyndenesse of her herte.
19 Which being past feeling, haue giuen themselues vnto wantonnesse, to woorke all vncleannesse, euen with griedinesse.
Which dispeirynge bitoken hem silf to vnchastite, in to the worchyng of al vnclennesse in coueitise.
20 But yee haue not so learned Christ,
But ye han not so lerud Crist, if netheles ye herden hym,
21 If so be yee haue heard him, and haue bene taught by him, as the trueth is in Iesus,
and ben tauyt in hym, as is treuthe in Jhesu.
22 That is, that yee cast off, concerning the conuersation in time past, that olde man, which is corrupt through the deceiueable lustes,
Do ye awey bi the elde lyuyng the elde man, that is corrupt bi the desiris of errour;
23 And be renued in the spirit of your minde,
and be ye renewlid in the spirit of youre soule;
24 And put on ye new man, which after God is created vnto righteousnes, and true holines.
and clothe ye the newe man, which is maad aftir God in riytwisnesse and hoolynesse of treuthe.
25 Wherefore cast off lying, and speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
For which thing `ye putte awei leesyng, and speke ye treuthe ech man with his neiybore, for we ben membris ech to othere.
26 Bee angrie, but sinne not: let not the sunne goe downe vpon your wrath,
Be ye wrooth, and nyle ye do synne; the sunne falle not doun on youre wraththe.
27 Neither giue place to the deuill.
Nyle ye yyue stide to the deuel.
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 that stal, now stele he not; but more trauele he in worchinge with hise hondis that that is good, that he haue whereof he schal yyue to nedi.
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.
Ech yuel word go not of youre mouth; but if ony is good to the edificacioun of feith, that it yyue grace to men that heren.
30 And grieue not the holy Spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed vnto ye day of redemption.
And nyle ye make the Hooli Goost of God sori, in which ye ben markid in the dai of redempcioun.
31 Let all bitternesse, and anger, and wrath, crying, and euill speaking be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse.
Al bitternesse, and wraththe, and indignacioun, and cry, and blasfemye be takun awey fro you, with al 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 ye togidere benygne, merciful, foryyuynge togidere, as also God foryaf to you in Crist.
