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1 I therefore the prisoner for the Lord, beseech you to live suitably to the offers that have been made to you: I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
2 with all humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another in love; with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
3 endeavouring to preserve the spiritual union by your affectionate attachment to one another. eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
4 Being one body, acted by one spirit, since you all have but one expectation in view; There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
5 there is but one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6 one God and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all. one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
7 but to every one of us a different charge is given, according to the distribution which Christ has made; But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.
8 wherefore 'tis said, " when he ascended up on high, he made a number of captives, and gave gifts to men." Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.” This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.”
9 now his having ascended, what does it mean, but that he had descended into the lower parts of the earth? (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?
10 he that descended, is the same too that ascended far above all heavens, to perfect all things. He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)
11 It is he then that made some, apostles: some, prophets: some, evangelists: and others, pastors, and teachers: And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,
12 thus fitly qualifying his servants for their respective offices, in order to build up the body of Christ: to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
13 till being united in a perfect belief, and acknowledgment of the son of God, we grow up to that full state of maturity required by Christ: until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
14 that we should be no longer children, fluctuating, and carried about with every empty doctrine, by men vers'd in sleight and the crafty arts of deceit: so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.
15 but being sincere in mutual love, may be entirely united to Christ, who is the head: Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.
16 from which the whole body fitly framed, and compacted by the entire adherence and contribution of every part performing its respective function, increases and improves itself by the mutual concern of the parts. from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
17 This I say therefore, and conjure you by the Lord not to live for the future as other Gentiles do, in the vanity of their minds, Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
18 which are overspread with darkness, and averse to a religious life, thro' their innate ignorance and obduracy: They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.
19 who without remorse, have abandon'd themselves to brutality, in gratifying every lewd unnatural passion. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.
20 but you have learned other things from Christ, But that is not the way you learned Christ!— That, however, is not the way of life you learned
21 if you have heard of him, and have been taught the truth as he preach'd it: assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.
22 to quit the vicious habits of your former conversation, corrupted by deceitful passions: to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
23 and to be renewed in your mind, by living like men formed anew, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, to be made new in the attitude of your minds;
24 after the image of God, in justice, sanctity, and truth. and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
25 Wherefore leave off the practice of lying, and let every man speak truth to his neighbour: for we are all members of one society. Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.
26 are you angry? have a care you don't sin. "let not the sun go down upon your wrath," Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, “In your anger do not sin|: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
27 lest the devil take hold of the opportunity. and give no opportunity to the devil. and do not give the devil a foothold.
28 let him that stole, steal no more: but rather let him labour, to encrease his fortune with his own hands, that he may have wherewithal to relieve the needy: Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.
29 let no obscene language defile your mouth, use only such as tends to edification, that it may be beneficial to the hearers. Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
30 grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom you are sealed against the day of deliverance: And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 banish all resentment and indignation, anger, vehemence, detraction, and every thing like malice. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
32 be mutually kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
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