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King James Version
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Berean Standard Bible
I
therefore,
the
prisoner of
the Lord, beseech
you that
ye
walk worthy of the vocation
wherewith
ye
are
called,
As
a
prisoner in
the Lord, then,
I
urge
you to
walk in
a
manner
worthy of the calling
you
have
received:
With all lowliness
and meekness
, with longsuffering
, forbearing
one another in love ;
with all humility
and gentleness
, with patience
, bearing
with
one another in love ,
Endeavouring
to keep
the unity of the Spirit in
the bond of peace.
and
with
diligence
to preserve
the unity of the Spirit through
the bond of peace.
There is one body ,
and one Spirit, even
as ye
are
called in
one hope of
your
calling
;
There is one body and one Spirit, just
as you
were
called to
one hope when
you
were
called
;
One Lord, one faith, one baptism ,
one Lord, one faith, one baptism ;
One God and Father of all, who is above
all ,
and through all ,
and in you
all.
one God and Father of all, who is over
all and through all and in all.
But
unto
every
one of us is
given
grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Now
to
each
one of us grace has
been
given
according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Wherefore
he
saith,
When he ascended up
on high, he led captivity
captive
, and gave gifts unto
men.
This
is
why
it
says:
“
When He ascended on high, He led captives
away
, and gave gifts to
men. ”
(Now
that
he ascended, what
is
it
but
that he also descended first
into
the lower parts of the earth?
What
does
“
He ascended ”
mean
, except
that He also descended to
the lower parts of the earth?
He that
descended is the same
also
that
ascended up
far
above all heavens, that
he
might
fill all things. )
He who
descended is the very
One
who
ascended above all the
heavens, in
order
to
fill all things.
And he gave some ,
apostles ;
and
some
, prophets;
and
some, evangelists ;
and some ,
pastors and teachers ;
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 ,
For
the
perfecting
of
the saints ,
for the
work
of the
ministry ,
for
the
edifying
of
the body of Christ :
to
equip
the saints for works
of ministry and
to
build
up
the body 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 :
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 .
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;
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.
But
speaking the truth in love, may
grow
up
into
him
in all things, which
is the head ,
even
Christ:
Instead,
speaking the truth in love, we
will
in all things grow
up
into
Christ
Himself
, who
is the head .
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
.
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.
This
I say
therefore
, and testify
in the Lord, that ye
henceforth
walk not
as other
Gentiles walk
, in the vanity
of their mind,
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.
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:
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.
Who
being
past
feeling
have given themselves over unto
lasciviousness,
to work
all
uncleanness
with greediness
.
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
.
But ye
have
not so
learned
Christ ;
But this
is
not the
way
you
came
to
know
Christ .
If
so
be
that
ye
have
heard him ,
and have
been
taught by
him ,
as
the truth is in Jesus :
Surely
you
heard of
Him and were
taught in
Him —in
keeping
with
the truth that
is in Jesus —
That
ye
put off concerning
the
former conversation
the
old man
, which is corrupt
according
to
the
deceitful lusts
;
to
put off your
former way
of
life,
your
old self
, which is being
corrupted
by
its
deceitful desires
;
And
be renewed in the spirit of your mind
;
to
be renewed in the spirit of your minds
;
And that
ye
put on the new man
, which
after
God
is
created in righteousness and true
holiness.
and to
put on the new self
, created to
be
like
God
in true
righteousness and holiness.
Wherefore
putting
away
lying,
speak every
man
truth
with
his neighbour:
for we are members one
of another.
Therefore
each
of
you
must
put
off
falsehood
and
speak truthfully
to
his neighbor,
for we are all
members of one
another.
Be ye
angry, and
sin not :
let not
the sun go
down
upon your wrath:
“
Be angry, yet
do
not
sin .”
Do
not let the sun set
upon your anger,
Neither
give place
to
the devil.
and
do
not
give the devil a
foothold
.
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
.
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 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
.
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
.
And grieve
not the holy Spirit of God, whereby
ye
are
sealed unto
the day of redemption.
And do
not grieve
the Holy Spirit of God, in
whom
you
were
sealed for
the day of redemption.
Let
all bitterness, and
wrath,
and anger, and
clamour,
and evil
speaking,
be
put
away
from
you
, with all
malice :
Get
rid
of
all bitterness, rage
and anger, outcry
and slander
, along
with every
form
of
malice .
And
be ye
kind one
to
another,
tenderhearted ,
forgiving
one another, even
as God for
Christ's
sake
hath
forgiven
you.
Be kind and
tenderhearted to
one another, forgiving
each
other
just
as in
Christ
God forgave
you.
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