EPHESIANS CHAPTER IV.

I THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, 
beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation 
wherewith ye are called. 
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering,
forbearing one another in love;
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace. 
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye 
are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all,
and through all, and in you all. 
7 But unto every one of us is given grace according 
to the measure of the gift of Christ. 
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on 
high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 
9 Now that he ascended, what is it but that he 
also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended 
up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things. 
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets;
and 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. 
13 Till we all come in 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. 
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:
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up 
into him in all things, which is the 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. 
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,
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. 
19 Who, being past feeling, have given themselves 
over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness 
with greediness. 
20 But ye 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:
22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation
the old man, which is corrupt according 
to the deceitful lusts. 
23 And be renewed 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. 
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every 
man truth with his neighbour: for we are members 
one of another. 
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go 
down upon your wrath:
27 Neither give place to the devil. 
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. 
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. 
30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby
ye are sealed unto 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:
32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for 
Christ's sake hath forgiven you.