1I therefore, the prisoner of
the Lord, beseech you that ye walk
worthy of the vocation wherewith ye
are called,
2With all lowliness and
meekness, with longsuffering,
forbearing one another in love;
3Endeavouring to keep the
unity of the Spirit in the bond of
peace.
4There
is one body, and one Spirit,
even as ye are called in one hope of
your calling;
5One Lord, one faith, one
baptism,
6One God and Father of all,
who is above
all, and through all, and in you
all.
7But unto every one of us is
given grace according to the measure
of the gift of Christ.
8Wherefore he saith, When he
ascended up on high, he led
captivity captive, and gave gifts
unto men.
9(Now that he ascended, what
is it but that he also descended
first into the lower parts of the
earth?
10He that descended is the
same also that ascended up far above
all heavens, that he might fill all
things.)
11And he gave some, apostles;
and some, prophets; and some,
evangelists; and some, pastors and
teachers;
12For the perfecting of the
saints, for the work of the
ministry, for the edifying of the
body of Christ:
13Till we all come in the
unity of the faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, unto a
perfect man, unto the measure of the
stature of the fulness of Christ:
14That we henceforth be
no more children, tossed to and fro,
and carried about with every wind of
doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning
craftiness, whereby they lie in wait
to deceive;
15But speaking the truth in
love, may grow up into him in all
things, which is the head, even Christ:
16From whom the whole body
fitly joined together and compacted
by that which every joint supplieth,
according to the effectual working
in the measure of every part, maketh
increase of the body unto the
edifying of itself in love.
17This I say therefore, and
testify in the Lord, that ye
henceforth walk not as other
Gentiles walk, in the vanity of
their mind,
18Having the understanding
darkened, being alienated from the
life of God through the ignorance
that is in them, because of the
blindness of their heart:
19Who being past feeling have
given themselves over unto
lasciviousness, to work all
uncleanness with greediness.
20But ye have not so learned
Christ;
21If so be that ye have heard
him, and have been taught by him, as
the truth is in Jesus:
22That ye put off concerning
the former conversation the old man,
which is corrupt according to the
deceitful lusts;
23And be renewed in the
spirit of your mind;
24And that ye put on the new
man, which after God is created in
righteousness and true holiness.
25Wherefore putting away
lying, speak every man truth with
his neighbour: for we are members
one of another.
26Be ye angry, and sin not:
let not the sun go down upon your
wrath:
27Neither give place to the
devil.
28Let him that stole steal no
more: but rather let him labour,
working with his hands
the thing which is good, that he may
have to give to him that needeth.
29Let no corrupt
communication proceed out of your
mouth, but that which is good to the
use of edifying, that it may
minister grace unto the hearers.
30And grieve not the holy
Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed
unto the day of redemption.
31Let all bitterness, and
wrath, and anger, and clamour, and
evil speaking, be put away from you,
with all malice:
32And be ye kind one to
another, tenderhearted, forgiving
one another, even as God for
Christ's sake hath forgiven you.