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Ephesians - Chapter: 4


4:1	I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
4:2	With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
4:3	Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4:4	There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
4:5	One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
4:6	One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
4:7	But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
4:8	Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
4:9	(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
4:10	He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
4:11	And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
4:12	For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
4:13	Till 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:
4:14	That 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;
4:15	But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
4:16	From 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.
4:17	This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
4:18	Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
4:19	Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
4:20	But ye have not so learned Christ;
4:21	If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
4:22	That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
4:23	And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
4:24	And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
4:25	Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
4:26	Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
4:27	Neither give place to the devil.
4:28	Let 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.
4:29	Let 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.
4:30	And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
4:31	Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
4:32	And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.


4:1	παρακαλω ουν υμας εγω ο δεσμιος εν κυριω αξιως περιπατησαι της κλησεως ης εκληθητε
4:2	μετα πασης ταπεινοφροσυνης και πραοτητος μετα μακροθυμιας ανεχομενοι αλληλων εν αγαπη
4:3	σπουδαζοντες τηρειν την ενοτητα του πνευματος εν τω συνδεσμω της ειρηνης
4:4	εν σωμα και εν πνευμα καθως και εκληθητε εν μια ελπιδι της κλησεως υμων
4:5	εις κυριος μια πιστις εν βαπτισμα
4:6	εις θεος και πατηρ παντων ο επι παντων και δια παντων και εν πασιν υμιν
4:7	ενι δε εκαστω ημων εδοθη η χαρις κατα το μετρον της δωρεας του χριστου
4:8	διο λεγει αναβας εις υψος ηχμαλωτευσεν αιχμαλωσιαν και εδωκεν δοματα τοις ανθρωποις
4:9	το δε ανεβη τι εστιν ει μη οτι και κατεβη πρωτον εις τα κατωτερα μερη της γης
4:10	ο καταβας αυτος εστιν και ο αναβας υπερανω παντων των ουρανων ινα πληρωση τα παντα
4:11	και αυτος εδωκεν τους μεν αποστολους τους δε προφητας τους δε ευαγγελιστας τους δε ποιμενας και διδασκαλους
4:12	προς τον καταρτισμον των αγιων εις εργον διακονιας εις οικοδομην του σωματος του χριστου
4:13	μεχρι καταντησωμεν οι παντες εις την ενοτητα της πιστεως και της επιγνωσεως του υιου του θεου εις ανδρα τελειον εις μετρον ηλικιας του πληρωματος του χριστου
4:14	ινα μηκετι ωμεν νηπιοι κλυδωνιζομενοι και περιφερομενοι παντι ανεμω της διδασκαλιας εν τη κυβεια των ανθρωπων εν πανουργια προς την μεθοδειαν της πλανης
4:15	αληθευοντες δε εν αγαπη αυξησωμεν εις αυτον τα παντα ος εστιν η κεφαλη ο χριστος
4:16	εξ ου παν το σωμα συναρμολογουμενον και συμβιβαζομενον δια πασης αφης της επιχορηγιας κατ ενεργειαν εν μετρω ενος εκαστου μερους την αυξησιν του σωματος ποιειται εις οικοδομην εαυτου εν αγαπη
4:17	τουτο ουν λεγω και μαρτυρομαι εν κυριω μηκετι υμας περιπατειν καθως και τα λοιπα εθνη περιπατει εν ματαιοτητι του νοος αυτων
4:18	εσκοτισμενοι τη διανοια οντες απηλλοτριωμενοι της ζωης του θεου δια την αγνοιαν την ουσαν εν αυτοις δια την πωρωσιν της καρδιας αυτων
4:19	οιτινες απηλγηκοτες εαυτους παρεδωκαν τη ασελγεια εις εργασιαν ακαθαρσιας πασης εν πλεονεξια
4:20	υμεις δε ουχ ουτως εμαθετε τον χριστον
4:21	ειγε αυτον ηκουσατε και εν αυτω εδιδαχθητε καθως εστιν αληθεια εν τω ιησου
4:22	αποθεσθαι υμας κατα την προτεραν αναστροφην τον παλαιον ανθρωπον τον φθειρομενον κατα τας επιθυμιας της απατης
4:23	ανανεουσθαι δε τω πνευματι του νοος υμων
4:24	και ενδυσασθαι τον καινον ανθρωπον τον κατα θεον κτισθεντα εν δικαιοσυνη και οσιοτητι της αληθειας
4:25	διο αποθεμενοι το ψευδος λαλειτε αληθειαν εκαστος μετα του πλησιον αυτου οτι εσμεν αλληλων μελη
4:26	οργιζεσθε και μη αμαρτανετε ο ηλιος μη επιδυετω επι τω παροργισμω υμων
4:27	μητε διδοτε τοπον τω διαβολω
4:28	ο κλεπτων μηκετι κλεπτετω μαλλον δε κοπιατω εργαζομενος το αγαθον ταις χερσιν ινα εχη μεταδιδοναι τω χρειαν εχοντι
4:29	πας λογος σαπρος εκ του στοματος υμων μη εκπορευεσθω αλλ ει τις αγαθος προς οικοδομην της χρειας ινα δω χαριν τοις ακουουσιν
4:30	και μη λυπειτε το πνευμα το αγιον του θεου εν ω εσφραγισθητε εις ημεραν απολυτρωσεως
4:31	πασα πικρια και θυμος και οργη και κραυγη και βλασφημια αρθητω αφ υμων συν παση κακια
4:32	γινεσθε δε εις αλληλους χρηστοι ευσπλαγχνοι χαριζομενοι εαυτοις καθως και ο θεος εν χριστω εχαρισατο υμιν


4:1	I therfore which am in bondes for the lordes sake exhorte you that ye walke worthy of the vocacion wherwith ye are called
4:2	in all humblenes of mynde and meknes and longe sufferynge forbearinge one another thorowe love
4:3	and that ye be dyliget to kepe ye vnitie of ye sprete in the bonde of peace
4:4	beynge one body and one sprete eve as ye are called in one hope of youre callynge.
4:5	Let ther be but one lorde one fayth one baptim:
4:6	one god and father of all which is above all thorow all and in you all.
4:7	Vnto every one of vs is geven grace acordinge to the measure of ye gyft of christ.
4:8	Wherfore he sayth: He is gone vp an hye and hath ledde captivitie captive and hath geven gyftes vnto men.
4:9	That he ascended: what meaneth it but that he also descended fyrst into the lowest parties of the erth?
4:10	He that descended is even the same also that ascended vp even above all hevens to fulfill all thinges.
4:11	And the very same made some Apostles some prophetes some Evangelistes some Sheperdes some Teachers:
4:12	yt the sainctes might have all thinges necessarie to worke and minister with all to the edifyinge of the body of christ
4:13	tyll we every one (in the vnitie of fayth and knowledge of the sonne of god) growe vp vnto a parfayte man after ye measure of age of the fulnes of Christ.
4:14	That we hence forth be no moare chyldren wauerynge and caryed with every wynde of doctryne by the wylynes of men and craftynes wherby they laye a wayte for vs to deceave vs.
4:15	But let vs folowe the trueth in loue and in all thynges growe in him which is the heed that ys to saye Christ
4:16	in whom all the body ys coupled and knet togedder in every ioynt wherwith one ministreth to another (accordinge to the operacion as every parte hath his measure) and increaseth the body vnto the edyfyinge of it silfe in love.
4:17	This I saye therfore and testifie in ye lorde that ye hence forth walke not as other gentyls walke in vanitie of their mynde
4:18	blynded in their vnderstondynge beynge straungers from the lyfe which is in god thorow the ignorancy that is in them because of the blyndnes of their hertes:
4:19	which beynge past repentaunce have geven them selves vnto wantannes to worke all manner of vnclennes even with gredynes.
4:20	But ye have not so learned Christ
4:21	if so be ye have hearde of him and are taught in him even as the trueth is in Iesu.
4:22	So then as concernynge the coversacion in tyme past laye from you that olde ma which is corrupte thorow the deceavable lustes
4:23	and be ye renued in the sprete of youre myndes
4:24	and put on that newe man which after the ymage of God is shapen in ryghtewesnes and true holynes.
4:25	Wherfore put awaye lyinge and speake every man truth vnto his neghbour for as moche as we are members one of another.
4:26	Be angrye but synne not let not the sonne go doune apon your wrathe
4:27	nether geue place vnto ye backbyter.
4:28	Let him yt stole steale no moare but let him rather laboure with his hondes some good thinge that he maye have to geve vnto him that nedeth.
4:29	Let no filthy comunicacion procede out of youre mouthes: but yt whych is good to edefye with all when nede ys: that it maye have faveour with the hearers.
4:30	And greve not the holy sprete of God by whome ye are sealed vnto the daye of redempcion.
4:31	Let all bitternes fearsnes and wrath rorynge and cursyd speakynge be put awaye from you with all maliciousnes.
4:32	Be ye courteouse one to another and mercifull forgevynge one another eve as god for Christes sake forgave you.

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