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Unity in the Body of Christ

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

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Unity in the Body

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

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with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

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With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

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eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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There is one body and one Spirit — just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call —

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There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

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one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

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One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

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one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

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

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But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

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

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Therefore it says,
“When he ascended on high he led a host of captives,
and he gave gifts to men.”a

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

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(In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth?b

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(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

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

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

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And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherdsc and teachers,d

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

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to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

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For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood,e to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

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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:

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so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.

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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;

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Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,

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But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

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from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

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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.

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The New Life

Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.

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Living as Children of Light

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

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They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.

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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:

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They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.

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

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But that is not the way you learned Christ! —

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But ye have not so learned Christ;

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assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,

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

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to put off your old self,f which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,

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That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

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and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

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And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

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and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

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And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

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Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

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

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

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

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and give no opportunity to the devil.

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Neither give place to the devil.

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Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

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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.

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Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

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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.

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And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

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And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

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Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

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

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Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

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

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Ephesians 4

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