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  Ephesians   chapter 4

    
   1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you
  that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are
  called,
   2 With all lowliness and meekness, with
  longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
   3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in
  the bond of peace.
   4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are
  called in one hope of your calling;
   5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
   6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and
  through all, and in you all.
   7 But unto every one of us is given grace according
  to the measure of the gift of Christ.
   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:
  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.
  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;
  23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
  24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is
  created in righteousness and true holiness.
  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:
  27 Neither give place to the devil.
  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.
  29 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.
  30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye
  are sealed unto the day of redemption.
  31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and
  clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you,
  with all malice:
  32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
  forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake
  hath forgiven you.

...to 1st Ephesians chapter 5

    
 

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