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New American Standard Bible 2020

Ephesians 4

Unity of the Spirit

1Therefore I, 1the prisoner of the Lord, 2urge you to 3walk in a manner worthy of the 4calling with which you have been 5called, 2with all 6humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another 7in love, 3being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the 8bond of peace. 4There is 9one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one 10hope of your calling; 511one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6one God and Father of all 12who is over all and through all and in all.

7But 13to each one of us 14grace was given 15according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8Therefore 16it says, “17When He ascended on high, He 18led captive the captives, And He gave gifts to people.” 9(Now this expression, “He 19ascended,” what 20does it mean except that He also 21had descended into 22the lower parts of the earth? 10He who descended is Himself also He who ascended 23far above all the heavens, so that He might 24fill all things.) 11And He 25gave 26some as apostles, some as prophets, some as 27evangelists, some as 28pastors and 29teachers, 1230for the equipping of the 31saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of 32the body of Christ; 13until we all attain to 33the unity of the faith, and of the 3435knowledge of the Son of God, to a 36mature man, to the measure of the stature 37which belongs to the 38fullness of Christ. 1439As a result, we are 40no longer to be children, 41tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by 42craftiness 43in 44deceitful scheming; 15but 45speaking the truth 46in love, 47we are to 48grow up in all aspects into Him who is the 49head, that is, Christ, 16from whom 50the whole body, being fitted and held together 51by what every joint supplies, according to the 52proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself 53in love.

The Christian’s Walk

1754So I say this, and affirm in the Lord, 55that you are to no longer walk just as the 56Gentiles also walk, in the 57futility of their minds, 18being 58darkened in their understanding, 5960excluded from the life of God because of the 61ignorance that is in them, because of the 62hardness of their heart; 19and they, having 63become callous, 64have given themselves up to 65indecent behavior 66for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 20But you did not 67learn Christ in this way, 21if indeed you 68have heard Him and have 69been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, 22that, in reference to your former way of life, you are to 70rid yourselves of the 71old 72self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the 73lusts of deceit, 23and that you are to be 74renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24and to 75put on the 76new 77self, which 7879in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

25Therefore, 80ridding yourselves of falsehood, 81speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, because we are 82parts of one another. 2683Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27and do not 84give the devil 85an opportunity. 28The one who steals must no longer steal; but rather 86he must labor, 87producing with his own hands what is good, 88so that he will have something to share with the one who has need. 29Let no 8990unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for 91edification 92according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear. 3093Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, 94by whom you were 95sealed for the day of redemption. 3196All bitterness, wrath, anger, 97clamor, and slander must be 98removed from you, along with all 99malice. 32100Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, 101just as God in Christ also has forgiven 102you.

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

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