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chapter 4
1
I
therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the
vocation in which you are called,
2 With all humility and mildness, with patience,
supporting one another in charity.
3 Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond
of peace.
4 One body and one Spirit; as you 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 us all.
7 But to every one of us is given grace, according to
the measure of the giving of Christ.
8 Wherefore he saith: Ascending on high, he led
captivity captive; he gave gifts to men.
9 Now that he ascended, what is it, but because he also
descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended
above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
11 And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and
other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors,
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of
the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Until we all meet into the unity of faith, and of
the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the
age of the fulness of Christ;
14 That henceforth we be no more children tossed to and
fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the wickedness of men, by
cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive
15 But doing the truth in charity, we may in all things
grow up in him who is the head, even Christ:
16 From whom the whole body, being compacted and fitly
joined together, by what every joint supplieth, according to the operation in
the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of
itself in charity.
17 This then I say and testify in the Lord: That
henceforward you walk not as also the Gentiles walk in the vanity of their
mind,
18 Having their understanding darkened, being alienated
from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the
blindness of their hearts.
19 Who despairing, have given themselves up to
lasciviousness, unto the working of all uncleanness, unto the working of all
uncleanness, unto covetousness.
20 But you have not so learned Christ;
21 If so be that you have heard him, and have been
taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22 To put off, according to former conversation, the
old man, who is corrupted according to the desire of error.
23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind:
24 And put on the new man, who according to God is
created in justice and holiness of truth.
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak ;ye the truth
every man with his neighbour; for we are members one of another.
26 Be angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon
your anger.
27 Give not place to the devil.
28 He that stole, let him now steal no more; but rather
let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may
have something to give to him that suffereth need.
29 Let no evil speech proceed from your mouth; but that
which is good, to the edification of faith, that it may administer grace to the
hearers.
30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God: whereby you
are sealed unto the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, and anger, and indignation, and
clamour, and blasphemy, be put away from you, with all malice.
32 And be ye kind one to another; merciful, forgiving
one another, even as God hath forgiven you in Christ.
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