Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
As
a
prisoner in
the Lord, then,
I
urge
you to
walk in
a
manner
worthy of the calling
you
have
received:
I
therefore,
the
prisoner of
the Lord, beseech
you that
ye
walk worthy of the vocation
wherewith
ye
are
called,
with all humility
and gentleness
, with patience
, bearing
with
one another in love ,
With all lowliness
and meekness
, with longsuffering
, forbearing
one another in love ;
and
with
diligence
to preserve
the unity of the Spirit through
the bond of peace.
Endeavouring
to keep
the unity of the Spirit in
the bond of peace.
There is one body and one Spirit, just
as you
were
called to
one hope when
you
were
called
;
There is one body ,
and one Spirit, even
as ye
are
called in
one hope of
your
calling
;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism ;
One Lord, one faith, one baptism ,
one God and Father of all, who is over
all and through all and in all.
One God and Father of all, who is above
all ,
and through all ,
and in you
all.
Now
to
each
one of us grace
has
been
given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
But
unto
every
one of us is
given grace
according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
This
is
why
it
says:
“
When He ascended on high, He led captives
away
, and gave gifts to
men. ”
Wherefore
he
saith,
When he ascended up
on high, he led captivity
captive
, and gave gifts unto
men.
What
does
“
He ascended ”
mean
, except
that He also descended to
the lower parts of the earth?
(Now
that
he ascended, what
is
it
but
that he also descended first
into
the lower parts of the earth?
He who
descended is the very
One
who
ascended above all the
heavens, in
order
to
fill all things.
He that
descended is the same
also
that
ascended up
far
above all heavens, that
he
might
fill all things. )
And it
was
He who
gave some to
be
apostles
, some to
be
prophets
, some to
be
evangelists
, and some to
be
pastors and teachers ,
And he gave some, apostles;
and
some, prophets;
and
some, evangelists;
and some ,
pastors and teachers ;
to
equip
the saints for works
of ministry and
to
build
up
the body of Christ ,
For
the perfecting
of
the
saints ,
for the
work
of the
ministry ,
for
the edifying
of
the
body of Christ :
until
we all reach
unity
in the faith and in
the knowledge of the Son of God, as
we
mature
to
the full
measure of the stature of Christ .
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 :
Then
we will
no
longer
be infants
, tossed about
by
the
waves
and carried around
by
every wind of teaching
and
by the clever
cunning
of men in their
deceitful
scheming.
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;
Instead,
speaking the truth in love, we
will
in
all
things
grow up into Christ
Himself
, who
is the head .
But
speaking the truth in love, may
grow up into him
in
all
things
, which
is the head ,
even
Christ:
From Him
the whole body ,
fitted
and
held
together by every supporting
ligament
, grows
and
builds
itself
up
in love
through
the work
of each
individual
part.
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
.
So
I
tell
you
this, and insist
on
it
in the Lord, that you
must
no
longer
walk as the
Gentiles do
, in the futility
of their thinking.
This I
say
therefore
, and testify
in the Lord, that ye
henceforth
walk not
as other
Gentiles walk
, in the vanity
of their mind,
They
are
darkened
in
their
understanding and
alienated from the life of God because
of
the ignorance that is in them due
to
the hardness
of their hearts.
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:
Having
lost
all
sense
of
shame,
they
have given themselves over to
sensuality
for
the
practice
of
every
kind
of
impurity
, with a
craving
for
more
.
Who
being
past
feeling
have given themselves over unto
lasciviousness
, to
work
all
uncleanness
with greediness
.
But this
is
not the
way
you
came
to
know
Christ .
But ye
have
not so
learned
Christ ;
Surely
you
heard of
Him and were
taught in
Him —in
keeping
with
the truth that
is in Jesus —
If
so
be
that
ye
have
heard him ,
and have
been
taught by
him ,
as
the truth is in Jesus :
to
put off your
former way
of
life,
your
old self
, which is being
corrupted
by
its
deceitful desires
;
That
ye
put off concerning
the
former conversation
the
old man
, which is corrupt
according
to
the
deceitful lusts
;
to
be renewed in the spirit of your minds
;
And
be renewed in the spirit of your mind
;
and to
put on the new self
, created
to
be
like
God in true
righteousness and holiness.
And that
ye
put on the new man
, which
after
God is
created
in righteousness and true
holiness.
Therefore
each
of
you
must
put
off
falsehood
and
speak truthfully
to
his neighbor,
for we are all
members of
one another.
Wherefore
putting
away
lying,
speak every
man
truth
with
his neighbour:
for we are members one of
another.
“
Be angry, yet
do
not
sin .”
Do
not let the sun set
upon your anger,
Be ye
angry, and
sin not :
let not
the sun go
down
upon your wrath:
and
do
not
give the devil a
foothold
.
Neither
give place
to
the devil.
He
who
has
been
stealing
must
steal no longer,
but must
work
, doing
good
with his own
hands, that he may have something
to share
with
the
one
in
need
.
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
.
Let no unwholesome
talk
come
out of your mouths
, but only
what
is helpful
for
building
up
the one
in
need
and
bringing
grace to
those
who
listen
.
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
.
And do
not
grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in
whom
you
were
sealed for
the day of redemption.
And grieve not
the holy Spirit of God, whereby
ye
are
sealed unto
the day of redemption.
Get
rid
of
all bitterness, rage
and anger, outcry
and slander
, along
with every
form
of
malice .
Let
all bitterness, and wrath,
and
anger, and clamour
, and
evil
speaking,
be
put
away
from
you,
with all
malice :
Be kind and
tenderhearted
to
one another, forgiving each
other
just
as in
Christ
God forgave
you.
And
be ye
kind one to
another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one
another,
even
as God for
Christ's
sake
hath
forgiven
you.
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