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Ephesians 4

Unity of the Spirit

1ThereforeG3767 I, 1the prisonerG1198 of the LordG2962, 2imploreG3870 you to 3walkG4043 in a mannerG516 worthyG516 of the 4callingG2821 with whichG3739 you have been 5calledG2564, 2with allG3956 6humilityG5012 and gentlenessG4240, with patienceG3115, showingG430 toleranceG430 for oneG240 anotherG240 7in loveG26, 3being diligentG4704 to preserveG5083 the unityG1775 of the SpiritG4151 in the 8bondG4886 of peaceG1515. 4There is 9oneG1520 bodyG4983 and oneG1520 SpiritG4151, justG2531 as alsoG2532 you were calledG2564 in oneG1520 10hopeG1680 of your callingG2821; 511oneG1520 LordG2962, oneG1520 faithG4102, oneG1520 baptismG908, 6oneG1520 GodG2316 and FatherG3962 of allG3956 12whoG3588 is overG1909 allG3956 and throughG1223 allG3956 and in allG3956.

7But 13to eachG1538 oneG1520 of us 14graceG5485 was givenG1325 15accordingG2596 to the measureG3358 of Christ’sG5547 giftG1431. 8ThereforeG1352 16it saysG3004, “17When He ascendedG305 on highG5311, He 18ledG162 captiveG162 a hostG161 of captivesG161, And He gaveG1325 giftsG1390 to menG444.” 9(NowG1161 thisG3588 expression, “He 19ascendedG305,” whatG5101 20does it meanG1510 exceptG1508 that He alsoG2532 21had descendedG2597 into 22the lowerG2737 partsG3313 of the earthG1093? 10He who descendedG2597 is HimselfG846 alsoG2532 He who ascendedG305 23farG5231 aboveG5231 allG3956 the heavensG3772, soG2443 that He might 24fillG4137 allG3956 thingsG3956.) 11And He 25gaveG1325 26someG3588G3303 as apostlesG652, and someG3588 as prophetsG4396, and someG3588 as 27evangelistsG2099, and someG3588 as pastorsG4166 and 28teachersG1320, 1229for the equippingG2677 of the 30saintsG40 for the workG2041 of serviceG1248, to the buildingG3619 up of 31the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547; 13untilG3360 we allG3956 attainG2658 to 32the unityG1775 of the faithG4102, and of the 3334knowledgeG1922 of the SonG5207 of GodG2316, to a 35matureG5046 manG435, to the measureG3358 of the statureG2244 36which belongs to the 37fullnessG4138 of ChristG5547. 1438As a resultG2443, we are 39noG3371 longerG3371 to be childrenG3516, 40tossedG2831 hereG2831 and thereG2831 by wavesG2831 and carriedG4064 aboutG4064 by everyG3956 windG417 of doctrineG1319, by the trickeryG2940 of menG444, by 41craftinessG3834 42in 43deceitfulG4106 schemingG3180; 15but 44speakingG226 the truthG226 45in loveG26, 46we are to 47growG837 up in allG3956 aspects into Him whoG3739 is the 48headG2776, even ChristG5547, 16from whomG3739 49the wholeG3956 bodyG4983, being fittedG4883 and heldG4822 togetherG4822G4883 50by whatG1223 everyG3956 jointG860 suppliesG2024, accordingG2596 to the 51properG3358 workingG1753 of eachG1538 individualG1520 partG3313, causesG4160 the growthG838 of the bodyG4983 for the buildingG3619 up of itselfG1438 52in loveG26.

The Christian’s Walk

1753SoG3767 thisG3778 I sayG3004, and affirmG3143 togetherG1722 with the LordG2962, 54that you walkG4043 noG3371 longerG3371 justG2531 as the GentilesG1484 alsoG2532 walkG4043, in the 55futilityG3153 of their mindG3563, 18beingG1510 56darkenedG4656 in their understandingG1271, 5758excludedG526 from the lifeG2222 of GodG2316 becauseG1223 of the 59ignoranceG52 that is in them, becauseG1223 of the 60hardnessG4457 of their heartG2588; 19and they, having 61becomeG524 callousG524, 62have givenG3860 themselvesG1438 overG3860 to 63sensualityG766 64for the practiceG2039 of everyG3956 kindG3956 of impurityG167 with greedinessG4124. 20But you did not 65learnG3129 66ChristG5547 in thisG3779 wayG3779, 21ifG1487 indeedG1065 you 67have heardG191 Him and have 68been taughtG1321 in Him, justG2531 as truthG225 is in JesusG2424, 22that, in referenceG2596 to your formerG4387 mannerG391 of lifeG391, you 69layG659 asideG659 the 70oldG3820 71selfG444, which is being corruptedG5351 in accordanceG2596 with the 72lustsG1939 of deceitG539, 23and that you be 73renewedG365 in the spiritG4151 of your mindG3563, 24and 74putG1746 on the 75newG2537 76selfG444, which 7778in the likeness of GodG2316 has been createdG2936 in righteousnessG1343 and holinessG3742 of the truthG225.

25ThereforeG1352, 79layingG659 asideG659 falsehoodG5579, 80speakG2980 truthG225 eachG1538 oneG1538 of you with his neighborG4139, for we are 81membersG3196 of oneG240 anotherG240. 2682Be angryG3710, and yet do not sinG264; do not let the sunG2246 goG1931 downG1931 on your angerG3950, 27and do not 83giveG1325 the devilG1228 84an opportunityG5117. 28He who stealsG2813 must stealG2813 noG3371 longerG3371; but ratherG3123 85he must laborG2872, 86performingG2038 with his ownG2398 handsG5495 whatG18 is goodG18, 87soG2443 that he will haveG2192 something to shareG3330 with 88oneG3588 who hasG2192 needG5532. 29Let noG3361G3956 8990unwholesomeG4550 wordG3056 proceedG1607 from your mouthG4750, but onlyG1487 suchG5100 a word as is goodG18 for 91edificationG3619 92according to the needG5532 of the moment, soG2443 that it will giveG1325 graceG5485 to thoseG3588 who hearG191. 3093Do not grieveG3076 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 of GodG2316, 94by whomG3739 you were 95sealedG4972 for the dayG2250 of redemptionG629. 3196Let allG3956 bitternessG4088 and wrathG2372 and angerG3709 and clamorG2906 and slanderG988 be 97putG142 awayG142 from you, alongG4862 with allG3956 98maliceG2549. 3299Be kindG5543 to oneG240 anotherG240, tender-heartedG2155, forgivingG5483 eachG1438 otherG1438, 100justG2531 as GodG2316 in ChristG5547 alsoG2532 has forgivenG5483 101you.

Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 4:1 Eph 3:1 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 4:1 Rom 12:1 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 4:1 Eph 2:10; Col 1:10; 2:6; 1 Thess 2:12 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 4:1 Rom 11:29 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 4:1 Rom 8:28f ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 4:2 Col 3:12f ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 4:2 Eph 1:4 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 4:3 Col 3:14f ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 4:4 1 Cor 12:4ff; Eph 2:16, 18 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 4:4 Eph 1:18 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 4:5 1 Cor 8:6 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 4:6 Rom 11:36 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 4:7 1 Cor 12:7, 11 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 4:7 Eph 3:2 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 4:7 Rom 12:3 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 4:8 Or He ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 4:8 Ps 68:18 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 4:8 Col 2:15 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 4:9 John 3:13 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 4:9 Lit is it except ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 4:9 One early ms reads had first descended ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 4:9 Is 44:23 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 4:10 Eph 1:20f; Heb 4:14; 7:26 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 4:10 Eph 1:23 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 4:11 Eph 4:8 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1; 1 Cor 12:28 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 21:8 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1 ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 4:12 2 Cor 13:9 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 4:12 Or holy ones ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 4:12 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 1:23 ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 4:13 Eph 4:3, 5 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 4:13 Or true knowledge ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 4:13 John 6:69; Eph 1:17; Phil 3:10 ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 4:13 1 Cor 14:20; Col 1:28; Heb 5:14 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 4:13 Lit of the fullness ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 4:13 John 1:16; Eph 1:23 ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 4:14 Lit So that we will no longer be ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 4:14 1 Cor 14:20 ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 4:14 James 1:6; Jude 12 ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 4:14 1 Cor 3:19; 2 Cor 4:2; 11:3 ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 4:14 Lit with regard to the scheming of deceit ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 4:14 Eph 6:11 ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 4:15 Or holding to or being truthful in ↩
  45. 45. Ephesians 4:15 Eph 1:4 ↩
  46. 46. Ephesians 4:15 Or let us grow up ↩
  47. 47. Ephesians 4:15 Eph 2:21 ↩
  48. 48. Ephesians 4:15 Eph 1:22 ↩
  49. 49. Ephesians 4:16 Rom 12:4f; Col 2:19 ↩
  50. 50. Ephesians 4:16 Lit through every joint of the supply ↩
  51. 51. Ephesians 4:16 Lit working in measure ↩
  52. 52. Ephesians 4:16 Eph 1:4 ↩
  53. 53. Ephesians 4:17 Col 2:4 ↩
  54. 54. Ephesians 4:17 Eph 2:2; 4:22 ↩
  55. 55. Ephesians 4:17 Rom 1:21; Col 2:18; 1 Pet 1:18; 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
  56. 56. Ephesians 4:18 Rom 1:21 ↩
  57. 57. Ephesians 4:18 Or alienated ↩
  58. 58. Ephesians 4:18 Eph 2:1, 12 ↩
  59. 59. Ephesians 4:18 Acts 3:17; 17:30; 1 Cor 2:8; Heb 5:2; 9:7; 1 Pet 1:14 ↩
  60. 60. Ephesians 4:18 Mark 3:5; Rom 11:7, 25; 2 Cor 3:14 ↩
  61. 61. Ephesians 4:19 1 Tim 4:2 ↩
  62. 62. Ephesians 4:19 Rom 1:24 ↩
  63. 63. Ephesians 4:19 Col 3:5 ↩
  64. 64. Ephesians 4:19 Or greedy for the practice of every kind of impurity ↩
  65. 65. Ephesians 4:20 Matt 11:29 ↩
  66. 66. Ephesians 4:20 I.e. the Messiah ↩
  67. 67. Ephesians 4:21 Rom 10:14; Eph 1:13; 2:17; Col 1:5 ↩
  68. 68. Ephesians 4:21 Col 2:7 ↩
  69. 69. Ephesians 4:22 Eph 4:25, 31; Col 3:8; Heb 12:1; James 1:21; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
  70. 70. Ephesians 4:22 Rom 6:6 ↩
  71. 71. Ephesians 4:22 Lit man ↩
  72. 72. Ephesians 4:22 2 Cor 11:3; Heb 3:13 ↩
  73. 73. Ephesians 4:23 Rom 12:2 ↩
  74. 74. Ephesians 4:24 Rom 13:14 ↩
  75. 75. Ephesians 4:24 Rom 6:4; 7:6; 12:2; 2 Cor 5:17; Col 3:10 ↩
  76. 76. Ephesians 4:24 Lit man ↩
  77. 77. Ephesians 4:24 Lit according to God ↩
  78. 78. Ephesians 4:24 Eph 2:10 ↩
  79. 79. Ephesians 4:25 Eph 4:22, 31; Col 3:8; Heb 12:1; James 1:21; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
  80. 80. Ephesians 4:25 Zech 8:16; Eph 4:15; Col 3:9 ↩
  81. 81. Ephesians 4:25 Rom 12:5 ↩
  82. 82. Ephesians 4:26 Ps 4:4 ↩
  83. 83. Ephesians 4:27 Rom 12:19; James 4:7 ↩
  84. 84. Ephesians 4:27 Lit a place ↩
  85. 85. Ephesians 4:28 Acts 20:35; 1 Cor 4:12; Gal 6:10 ↩
  86. 86. Ephesians 4:28 1 Thess 4:11; 2 Thess 3:8, 11f; Titus 3:8, 14 ↩
  87. 87. Ephesians 4:28 Luke 3:11; 1 Thess 4:12 ↩
  88. 88. Ephesians 4:28 Lit the one ↩
  89. 89. Ephesians 4:29 Lit rotten ↩
  90. 90. Ephesians 4:29 Matt 12:34; Eph 5:4; Col 3:8 ↩
  91. 91. Ephesians 4:29 Eccl 10:12; Rom 14:19; Col 4:6 ↩
  92. 92. Ephesians 4:29 Lit of the need ↩
  93. 93. Ephesians 4:30 Is 63:10; 1 Thess 5:19 ↩
  94. 94. Ephesians 4:30 Lit in ↩
  95. 95. Ephesians 4:30 John 3:33; Eph 1:13 ↩
  96. 96. Ephesians 4:31 Rom 3:14; Col 3:8, 19 ↩
  97. 97. Ephesians 4:31 Eph 4:22 ↩
  98. 98. Ephesians 4:31 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
  99. 99. Ephesians 4:32 1 Cor 13:4; Col 3:12f; 1 Pet 3:8 ↩
  100. 100. Ephesians 4:32 Matt 6:14f; 2 Cor 2:10 ↩
  101. 101. Ephesians 4:32 Two early mss read us ↩

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