Ephesians 4

1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

I summon you then, I the prisoner in the Lord, to live lives worthy of the calling to which you were called.

2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

With all humility and gentleness and long-suffering forbear with one another in love;

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

and endeavor to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace.

4 [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

There is one body and one spirit, even as also you were called in one hope of your calling.

5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 One God and Father of all, who [is] above 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 unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

And to each one of us was grace given according to the measure of the munificence of Christ.

8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Thus it is said, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men.

9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

Now surely this "he ascended" implies that he also descended into the lower part of the earth.

10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

He who descended is he who ascended above the highest heaven, that he might fill the universe.

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

It is he who made some men apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

in order to equip the saints for the work of serving, for the building up of the Body of Christ -

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to the maturity of manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.

14 That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

So we shall no longer be children, tossed up and down, and blown about by every wind of teaching, tricked by the craft of men in the snares of misleading error;

15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:

but holding the truth in love we shall grow up in every part into him who is our Head, even Christ.

16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

From him the whole body (knit together and compacted by all its joints) makes continual growth of the body so as to build itself up in love, through the energy of his bounteous provision, according to the need of each several part.

17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

This then I tell you and implore you in the Master’s name, to pass your lives no longer as the Gentiles do in the perverseness of their minds;

18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

having their understanding darkened, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.

19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

These being past feeling have given themselves over to sensuality, in order to practise every form of impurity with greedy zest.

20 But ye have not so learned Christ;

But you have not so learned Christ,

21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

if indeed you have listened to him, and in him been taught the truth as it is in Jesus.

22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

You have learned to lay aside, with your former manner of living, the old self who was on his way to ruin, as he followed the desires which deceive;

23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

and to be made new in the spirit of your mind,

24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

and to put on the new self, created after God’s likeness, in the uprightness and holiness of the truth.

25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

So then put away falseness and speak every man the truth to his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

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

"Be angry and sin not"; let not the sun go down upon your anger.

27 Neither give place to the devil.

Give the devil no place.

28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Let him who stole steal no more, but let him work, and in honest industry toil with his hands, so that he may have something to give to the needy.

29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

From your lips let no evil words come forth, but such as occasion warrants, such as are good for upbuilding and give a blessing to the hearers.

30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed for the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Banish from among you all bitterness and passion and anger and clamor and slander, as well as all malice;

32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

and be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ has forgiven you.