Therefore, I, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

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;

making every effort to keep 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 at your calling;

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, through all, and in all.

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.

But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Therefore it says: 'When he ascended on high, he took the captives captive; he gave gifts to people.'

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

But 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?

The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.

He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors, and teachers,

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

to equip the saints for the work of ministry, 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, into a mature man, to the measure of the stature that belongs to the fullness 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 by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.

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;

But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head—Christ.

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, being joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love as each part does its work.

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.

Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds.

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, 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:

They have become callous and have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.

Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

But that is not the way you learned Christ,

But ye have not so learned Christ;

if indeed you have heard him and were taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus.

If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

You were taught to put off your former way of life, the old self, which is corrupted by 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, which is 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, putting away falsehood, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

and do not give the devil an opportunity.

Neither give place to the devil.

The one who steals must steal no longer; instead, he must labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone 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.

No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.

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, by 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.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, shouting, and slander be removed from you, along with all malice.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.