Therefore I, ^athe prisoner of the Lord, ^bimplore you to ^cwalk in a manner worthy of the ^dcalling with which you have been ^ecalled, 2 with all ^ahumility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another ^bin love, 3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the ^abond of peace. 4 There is ^aone body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one ^bhope of your calling; 5 ^aone Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all ^awho is over all and through all and in all.

7 But ^ato each one of us ^bgrace was given ^caccording to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore ¹it says,“^aWHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH,HE ^bLED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES,AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN.” 9 (Now this expression, “He ^aascended,” what ¹does it mean except that He also ²had descended into ^bthe lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended ^afar above all the heavens, so that He might ^bfill all things.) 11 And He ^agave ^bsome as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as ^cevangelists, and some as pastors and ^dteachers, 12 ^afor the equipping of the ¹saints for the work of service, to the building up of ^bthe body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to ^athe unity of the faith, and of the ^1bknowledge of the Son of God, to a ^cmature man, to the measure of the stature ²which belongs to the ^dfullness of Christ. 14 ¹As a result, we are ^ano longer to be children, ^btossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by ^ccraftiness ²in ^ddeceitful scheming; 15 but ¹speaking the truth ^ain love, ²we are to ^bgrow up in all aspects into Him who is the ^chead, even Christ, 16 from whom ^athe whole body, being fitted and held together ¹by what every joint supplies, according to the ²proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself ^bin love.

17 ^aSo this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, ^bthat you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the ^cfutility of their mind, 18 being ^adarkened in their understanding, ^1bexcluded from the life of God because of the ^cignorance that is in them, because of the ^dhardness of their heart; 19 and they, having ^abecome callous, ^bhave given themselves over to ^csensuality ¹for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 20 But you did not ^alearn ¹Christ in this way, 21 if indeed you ^ahave heard Him and have ^bbeen taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, 22 that, in reference to your former manner of life, you ^alay aside the ^bold ¹self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the ^clusts of deceit, 23 and that you be ^arenewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and ^aput on the ^bnew ¹self, which ^2cin the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

25 Therefore, ^alaying aside falsehood, ^bSPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE of you WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are ^cmembers of one another. 26 ^aBE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and do not ^agive the devil ¹an opportunity. 28 He who steals must steal no longer; but rather ^ahe must labor, ^bperforming with his own hands what is good, ^cso that he will have something to share with ¹one who has need. 29 Let no ^1aunwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for ^bedification ²according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. 30 ^aDo not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, ¹by whom you were ^bsealed for the day of redemption. 31 ^aLet all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be ^bput away from you, along with all ^cmalice. 32 ^aBe kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, ^bjust as God in Christ also has forgiven ¹you.

Therefore I, ^athe prisoner of the Lord, ^burge you to ^cwalk in a manner worthy of the ^dcalling with which you have been ^ecalled, 2 with all ^ahumility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another ^bin love, 3 being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the ^abond of peace. 4 There is ^aone body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one ^bhope of your calling; 5 ^aone Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all ^awho is over all and through all and in all.

7 But ^ato each one of us ^bgrace was given ^caccording to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore ¹it says,“^aWHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH,HE ^bLED CAPTIVE THE CAPTIVES,AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO PEOPLE.” 9 (Now this expression, “He ^aascended,” what ¹does it mean except that He also ²had descended into ^bthe lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended ^afar above all the heavens, so that He might ^bfill all things.) 11 And He ^agave ^bsome as apostles, some as prophets, some as ^cevangelists, some as ¹pastors and ^dteachers, 12 ^afor the equipping of the ¹saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of ^bthe body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to ^athe unity of the faith, and of the ^1bknowledge of the Son of God, to a ^cmature man, to the measure of the stature ²which belongs to the ^dfullness of Christ. 14 ¹As a result, we are ^ano longer to be children, ^btossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by ^ccraftiness ²in ^ddeceitful scheming; 15 but ¹speaking the truth ^ain love, ²we are to ^bgrow up in all aspects into Him who is the ^chead, that is, Christ, 16 from whom ^athe whole body, being fitted and held together ¹by what every joint supplies, according to the ²proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself ^bin love.

17 ^aSo I say this, and affirm in the Lord, ^bthat you are to no longer walk just as the ¹Gentiles also walk, in the ^cfutility of their minds, 18 being ^adarkened in their understanding, ^1bexcluded from the life of God because of the ^cignorance that is in them, because of the ^dhardness of their heart; 19 and they, having ^abecome callous, ^bhave given themselves up to ^cindecent behavior ¹for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 20 But you did not ^alearn Christ in this way, 21 if indeed you ^ahave heard Him and have ^bbeen taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, 22 that, in reference to your former way of life, you are to ^arid yourselves of the ^bold ¹self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the ^clusts of deceit, 23 and that you are to be ^arenewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to ^aput on the ^bnew ¹self, which ^2cin the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

25 Therefore, ^aridding yourselves of falsehood, ^bSPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE OF YOU WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, because we are ^cparts of one another. 26 ^aBE ANGRY, AND YET DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and do not ^agive the devil ¹an opportunity. 28 The one who steals must no longer steal; but rather ^ahe must labor, ^bproducing with his own hands what is good, ^cso that he will have something to share with the one who has need. 29 Let no ^1aunwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for ^bedification ²according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear. 30 ^aDo not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, ¹by whom you were ^bsealed for the day of redemption. 31 ^aAll bitterness, wrath, anger, ¹clamor, and slander must be ^bremoved from you, along with all ^cmalice. 32 ^aBe kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, ^bjust as God in Christ also has forgiven ¹you.

Therefore I, ^athe prisoner in the Lord, ^bexhort you to ^cwalk worthy of the ^dcalling with which you have been ^ecalled, 2 with all ^ahumility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another ^bin love, 3 being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the ^abond of peace. 4 There is ^aone body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one ^bhope of your calling; 5 ^aone Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all ^awho is over all and through all and in all.

7 But ^ato each one of us ^bgrace was given ^caccording to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore ¹it says,“^aWHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH,HE ^bLED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES,And HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN.” 9 (Now this expression, “He ^aascended,” what ¹does it mean except that He also ²descended into ^bthe lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended ^afar above all the heavens, so that He might ^bfill all things.) 11 And He Himself ^agave ^bsome as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as ^cevangelists, and some as pastors and ^dteachers, 12 ^afor the equipping of the ¹saints for the work of service, to the building up of ^bthe body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to ^athe unity of the faith, and of the ^1bfull knowledge of the Son of God, to a ^cmature man, to the measure of the stature ²which belongs to the ^dfullness of Christ, 14 so that we are ^ano longer to be children, ^btossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by ^ccraftiness ¹in ^ddeceitful scheming, 15 but ¹speaking the truth ^ain love, ²we are to ^bgrow up in all aspects into Him who is the ^chead, that is Christ, 16 from whom ^athe whole body, being joined and held together ¹by what every joint supplies, according to the properly ^bmeasured working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself ^cin love.

17 ^aTherefore this I say, and testify in the Lord, ^bthat you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the ^cfutility of their mind, 18 being ^adarkened in their mind, ^balienated from the life of God because of the ^cignorance that is in them, because of the ^dhardness of their heart. 19 And they, having ^abecome callous, ^bhave given themselves over to ^csensuality ¹for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 20 But you did not ^alearn ¹Christ in this way— 21 if indeed you ^aheard Him and were ^btaught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, 22 ¹to ^alay aside, in reference to your former conduct, the ^bold man, which is being corrupted in accordance with the ^clusts of deceit, 23 and to be ^arenewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and to ^aput on the ^bnew man, which ^1cin the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

25 Therefore, ^alaying aside falsehood, ^bSPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE of you WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are ^cmembers of one another. 26 ^aBE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and do not ^agive the devil ¹an opportunity. 28 He who steals must steal no longer, but rather ^ahe must labor, ^bperforming with his own hands what is good, ^cso that he will have something to share with ¹one who has need. 29 Let no ^1aunwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for ^bbuilding up ²what is needed, so that it will give grace to those who hear. 30 ^aAnd do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, ¹by whom you were ^bsealed for the day of redemption. 31 ^aLet all bitterness and anger and wrath and shouting and slander be ^bput away from you, along with all ^cmalice. 32 ^aInstead, be kind to one another, tender-hearted, graciously forgiving each other, ^bjust as God in Christ also has graciously forgiven ¹you.