Ephesians 4

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW JERUSALEM
1 And so, as a prisoner in the Lord, I beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the vocation to which you have been called:	1 I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you therefore to lead a life worthy of the vocation to which you werecal ed.
2 with all humility and meekness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.	2 With al humility and gentleness, and with patience, support each other in love.
3 Be anxious to preserve the unity of the Spirit within the bonds of peace.	3 Take every care to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together.
4 One body and one Spirit: to this you have been called by the one hope of your calling:	4 There is one Body, one Spirit, just as one hope is the goal of your calling by God.
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,	5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.	6 and one God and Father of al , over al , through al and within al .
7 Yet to each one of us there has been given grace according to the measure allotted by Christ.	7 On each one of us God's favour has been bestowed in whatever way Christ al otted it.
8 Because of this, he says: “Ascending on high, he took captivity itself captive; he gave gifts to men.”	8 That is why it says: He went up to the heights, took captives, he gave gifts to humanity.
9 Now that he has ascended, what is left except for him also to descended, first to the lower parts of the earth?	9 When it says, 'he went up', it must mean that he had gone down to the deepest levels of the earth.
10 He who descended is the same one who also ascended above all the heavens, so that he might fulfill everything.	10 The one who went down is none other than the one who went up above al the heavens to fil allthings.
11 And the same one granted that some would be Apostles, and some Prophets, yet truly others evangelists, and others pastors and teachers,	11 And to some, his 'gift' was that they should be apostles; to some prophets; to some, evangelists; tosome, pastors and teachers;
12 for the sake of the perfection of the saints, by the work of the ministry, in the edification of the body of Christ,	12 to knit God's holy people together for the work of service to build up the Body of Christ,
13 until we all meet in the unity of faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as a perfect man, in the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ.	13 until we al reach unity in faith and knowledge of the Son of God and form the perfect Man, fullymature with the ful ness of Christ himself.
14 So may we then no longer be little children, disturbed and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the wickedness of men, and by the craftiness which deceives unto error.	14 Then we shal no longer be children, or tossed one way and another, and carried hither and thither byevery new gust of teaching, at the mercy of all the tricks people play and their unscrupulousness in deliberatedeception.
15 Instead, acting according to truth in charity, we should increase in everything, in him who is the head, Christ himself.	15 If we live by the truth and in love, we shal grow completely into Christ, who is the head
16 For in him, the whole body is joined closely together, by every underlying joint, through the function allotted to each part, bringing improvement to the body, toward its edification in charity.	16 by whom the whole Body is fitted and joined together, every joint adding its own strength, for eachindividual part to work according to its function. So the body grows until it has built itself up in love.
17 And so, I say this, and I testify in the Lord: that from now on you should walk, not as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,	17 So this I say to you and attest to you in the Lord, do not go on living the empty-headed life that thegentiles live.
18 having their intellect obscured, being alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is within them, because of the blindness of their hearts.	18 Intel ectual y they are in the dark, and they are estranged from the life of God, because of theignorance which is the consequence of closed minds.
19 Such as these, despairing, have given themselves over to sexual immorality, carrying out every impurity with rapacity.	19 Their sense of right and wrong once dul ed, they have abandoned all self-control and pursue to excessevery kind of uncleanness.
20 But this is not what you have learned in Christ.	20 Now that is hardly the way you have learnt Christ,
21 For certainly, you have listened to him, and you have been instructed in him, according to the truth that is in Jesus:	21 unless you failed to hear him properly when you were taught what the truth is in Jesus.
22 to set aside your earlier behavior, the former man, who was corrupted, by means of desire, unto error,	22 You were to put aside your old self, which belongs to your old way of life and is corrupted by followingil usory desires.
23 and so be renewed in the spirit of your mind,	23 Your mind was to be renewed in spirit
24 and so put on the new man, who, in accord with God, is created in justice and in the holiness of truth.	24 so that you could put on the New Man that has been created on God's principles, in the uprightnessand holiness of the truth.
25 Because of this, setting aside lying, speak the truth, each one with his neighbor. For we are all part of one another.	25 So from now on, there must be no more lies. Speak the truth to one another, since we are al parts ofone another.
26 “Be angry, but do not be willing to sin.” Do not let the sun set over your anger.	26 Even if you are angry, do not sin: never let the sun set on your anger
27 Provide no place for the devil.	27 or else you wil give the devil a foothold.
28 Whoever was stealing, let him now not steal, but rather let him labor, working with his hands, doing what is good, so that he may have something to distribute to those who suffer need.	28 Anyone who was a thief must stop stealing; instead he should exert himself at some honest job withhis own hands so that he may have something to share with those in need.
29 Let no evil words proceed from your mouth, but only what is good, toward the edification of faith, so as to bestow grace upon those who listen.	29 No foul word should ever cross your lips; let your words be for the improvement of others, as occasionoffers, and do good to your listeners;
30 And do not be willing to grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed, unto the day of redemption.	30 do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God who has marked you with his seal, ready for the day when weshall be set free.
31 Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and outcry and blasphemy be taken away from you, along with all malice.	31 Any bitterness or bad temper or anger or shouting or abuse must be far removed from you -- as mustevery kind of malice.
32 And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you in Christ.	32 Be generous to one another, sympathetic, forgiving each other as readily as God forgave you inChrist.