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Ephesians Chapter 4 004:001 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, 004:002 with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love; 004:003 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
004:004 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling; 004:005 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 004:006 one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all. 004:007 But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
004:008 Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."{Psalm 68:18} 004:009 Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 004:010 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
004:011 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds{or, pastors} and teachers; 004:012 for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ; 004:013 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; 004:014 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; 004:015 but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ; 004:016 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.
004:017 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, 004:018 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; 004:019 who having become callous gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
004:020 But you did not learn Christ that way; 004:021 if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus: 004:022 that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit; 004:023 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 004:024 and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth. 004:025 Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor.
For we are members of one another. 004:026 "Be angry, and don't sin."{Psalm 4:4} Don't let the sun go down on your wrath, 004:027 neither give place to the devil. 004:028 Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need. 004:029 Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
004:030 Don't grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 004:031 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. 004:032 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.