Ephesians 4
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1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, Humility Patience
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Relationships Community Humility Marriage Love Bitterness God’s Love Patience Resentment Separation
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Relationships Community Marriage Peace Patience Separation
4 [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; Hope Baptism The Trinity
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, Baptism The Trinity
6 One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all. Baptism The Trinity
7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Forgiveness Grace
8 Wherefore 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?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
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:
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;
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ: Community
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. Community
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,
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:
19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 But ye have not so learned Christ;
21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; Pornography Resentment
23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; Pornography
24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Pornography
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Anger Abuse Bitterness Resentment
27 Neither give place to the devil. Anger Temptation
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. Serving Others Unemployment Work
