Ephesians 4:1-14

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;