He exhorts to unity; |
5 εἷς κύριος, μία πίστις ἑν βάπτισμα, |
6 εἷς θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ πάντων, |
ὁ ἐπὶ πάντων καὶ διὰ πάντων καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν. |
and declares that God therefore gives various gifts unto men; |
ἀναβὰς εἰς ὕψος ᾐχμαλώτευσεν αἰχμαλωσίαν, |
καὶ ἔδωκεν δόματα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις. |
9 τὸ δὲ Ἀνέβη τί ἐστιν, εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς; 10 ὁ καταβὰς αὐτὸς ἐστιν καὶ ὁ ἀναβὰς ὑπεράνω πάντων τῶν οὐρανῶν, ἵνα πληρώσῃ τὰ πάντα. |
that his church might be edified, |
and grow up in Christ. |
17 Τοῦτο οὖν λέγω καὶ μαρτύρομαι ἐν κυρίῳ, μηκέτι ὑμας περιπατεῖν, καθὼς καὶ τὰ ἔθνη περιπατεῖ ἐν ματαιότητι τοῦ νοὸς αὐτῶν, |
He calls them from the impurity of the Gentiles; |
to put on the new man; |
to cast off lying; |
and corrupt communication. |