{"book":"Ephesians","slug":"ephesians","ch":4,"genre":"letter","sub":"Ephesians","prev":"ephesians/3","next":"ephesians/5","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"[As a] prisoner in [the] Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:","f":[],"h":"Unity in the Body","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"[and] with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"[There is] one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope [when] you were called;","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"one Lord, one faith, one baptism;","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"one God and Father of all, who [is] over all and through all and in all.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"This is why it says:“ When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”","f":["Or He says","Psalm 68:18"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"This is why it says:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ When He ascended on high,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He led captives away,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and gave gifts to men.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":9,"t":"What [does] “ He ascended” [mean], except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?","f":["BYZ and TR except that He also descended first"],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"He who descended is the very [One] who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"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,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"to equip the saints for works of ministry [and] to build up the body of Christ,","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"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.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"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.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"Instead, speaking the truth in love, {we will} in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"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.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"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.","f":[],"h":"New Life in Christ","style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"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.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"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.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"But this is not the way you came to know Christ.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him — in keeping with [the] truth that is in Jesus —","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"to put off your former way of life, [your] old self, which is being corrupted by [its] deceitful desires;","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"Therefore each [of you] must put off falsehood [and] speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"“ Be angry, yet {do} not sin.” {Do} not {let} the sun set upon your anger,","f":["Or “In your anger do not sin.” Psalm 4:4"]},{"v":27,"t":"[and] {do} not give the devil a foothold.","f":[]},{"v":28,"t":"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.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"{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.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"And {do} not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for [the] day of redemption.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":31,"t":"Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":32,"t":"Be kind [and] tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.","f":[]}]}