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4 : 1 I therefore,a prisoner for the Lord, urge you towalk in a manner worthy ofthe calling to which you have been called,
4 : 2 with allhumility andgentleness, withpatience,bearing with one another in love,
4 : 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit inthe bond of peace.
4 : 4 There isone body andone Spirit&emdash;just as you were called to the onehope that belongs to your call&emdash;
4 : 5 one Lord,one faith,one baptism,
4 : 6 one God and Father of all,who is over all and through all and in all.
4 : 7 Butgrace was givento each one of usaccording to the measure of Christ's gift.
4 : 8 Therefore it says,When he ascended on highhe led a host of captives,and he gave gifts to men.
4 : 9 (In saying,He ascended,what does it mean but that he had also descended intothe lower regions, the earth?
4 : 10 He who descended is the one who alsoascendedfar above all the heavens, that he mightfill all things.)
4 : 11 Andhe gave theapostles, the prophets, theevangelists, theshepherdsand teachers,
4 : 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, forbuilding upthe body of Christ,
4 : 13 until we all attain tothe unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God,to mature manhood,to the measure of the stature ofthe fullness of Christ,
4 : 14 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 indeceitful schemes.
4 : 15 Rather,speaking the truth in love, we are togrow up in every way into him who isthe head, into Christ,
4 : 16 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.
4 : 17 Now this I say andtestify in the Lord,that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do,in the futility of their minds.
4 : 18 Theyare darkened in their understanding,alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due totheir hardness of heart.
4 : 19 Theyhave become callous andhave given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.
4 : 20 But that is not the way youlearned Christ!&emdash;
4 : 21 assuming thatyou have heard about him andwere taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,
4 : 22 toput offyour old self,which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt throughdeceitful desires,
4 : 23 andto be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
4 : 24 and to put onthe new self,created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
4 : 25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of youspeak the truth with his neighbor, forwe are members one of another.
4 : 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
4 : 27 andgive no opportunity to the devil.
4 : 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but ratherlet him labor,doing honest work with his own hands, sothat he may have something to share with anyone in need.
4 : 29 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 givegrace to those who hear.
4 : 30 Anddo not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,by whom you were sealed for the day ofredemption.
4 : 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
4 : 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted,forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.