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Ephesians 4

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Ephesians 4:1WEB

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

Ephesians 4:2WEB

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Ephesians 4:3WEB

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:4WEB

There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,

Ephesians 4:5WEB

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Ephesians 4:6WEB

one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.

Ephesians 4:7WEB

But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Ephesians 4:8WEB

Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”

Ephesians 4:9WEB

Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Ephesians 4:10WEB

He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

Ephesians 4:11WEB

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

Ephesians 4:12WEB

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,

Ephesians 4:13WEB

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

Ephesians 4:14WEB

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

Ephesians 4:15WEB

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,

Ephesians 4:16WEB

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

Ephesians 4:17WEB

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

Ephesians 4:18WEB

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.

Ephesians 4:19WEB

They, having become callous, gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

Ephesians 4:20WEB

But you didn’t learn Christ that way,

Ephesians 4:21WEB

if indeed you heard him and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:

Ephesians 4:22WEB

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

Ephesians 4:23WEB

and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Ephesians 4:24WEB

and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

Ephesians 4:25WEB

Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

Ephesians 4:26WEB

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Open with Anger

Ephesians 4:27WEB

and don’t give place to the devil.

Open with Anger

Ephesians 4:28WEB

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

Ephesians 4:29WEB

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 4:30WEB

Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Ephesians 4:31WEB

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

Open with Anger

Ephesians 4:32WEB

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Open with Anger

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.

Ephesians 4

Ephesians 4:1WEB

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

Ephesians 4:2WEB

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Ephesians 4:3WEB

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:4WEB

There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,

Ephesians 4:5WEB

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Ephesians 4:6WEB

one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.

Ephesians 4:7WEB

But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Ephesians 4:8WEB

Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”

Ephesians 4:9WEB

Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Ephesians 4:10WEB

He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

Ephesians 4:11WEB

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

Ephesians 4:12WEB

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,

Ephesians 4:13WEB

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

Ephesians 4:14WEB

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

Ephesians 4:15WEB

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,

Ephesians 4:16WEB

Ephesians 4:17WEB

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

Ephesians 4:18WEB

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.

Ephesians 4:19WEB

They, having become callous, gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

Ephesians 4:20WEB

But you didn’t learn Christ that way,

Ephesians 4:21WEB

if indeed you heard him and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:

Ephesians 4:22WEB

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

Ephesians 4:23WEB

and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Ephesians 4:24WEB

and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.

Ephesians 4:25WEB

Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

Ephesians 4:26WEB

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Open with Anger

Ephesians 4:27WEB

and don’t give place to the devil.

Open with Anger

Ephesians 4:28WEB

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

Ephesians 4:29WEB

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 4:30WEB

Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Ephesians 4:31WEB

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

Open with Anger

Ephesians 4:32WEB

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Open with Anger

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.