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World English Bible

Ephesians 4 (WEBP)

[1] I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
[2] with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
[3] being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
[4] There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,
[5] one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
[6] one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all.
[7] But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
[8] Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”
[9] Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
[10] He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
[11] He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
[12] for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,
[13] until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,
[14] that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
[15] but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,
[16] from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.
[17] This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
[18] being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.
[19] They, having become callous, gave themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
[20] But you didn’t learn Christ that way,
[21] if indeed you heard him and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
[22] that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,
[23] and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
[24] and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
[25] Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
[26] “Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,
[27] and don’t give place to the devil.
[28] Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
[29] Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
[30] Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
[31] Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.
[32] And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 4:8
Ephesians 4:11 or, pastors
Ephesians 4:26
Ephesians 4:27 or, opportunity

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ephesians 4 (KJVS)

[1] I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech () you that ye walk () worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, ()
[2] with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing () one another in love;
[3] endeavouring () to keep () the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
[4] There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called () in one hope of your calling;
[5] one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
[6] one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
[7] But unto every one of us is given () grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
[8] Wherefore he saith, () When he ascended () up on high, he led captivity () captive, And gave () gifts unto men.
[9] (Now that he ascended, () what is it () but that he also descended () first into the lower parts of the earth?
[10] He that descended () is () the same also that ascended up () far above all heavens, that he might fill () all things.)
[11] And he gave () some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
[12] for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
[13] 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:
[14] 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;
[15] but speaking the truth () in love, may grow up () into him in all things, which is () the head, even Christ:
[16] 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.
[17] This I say () therefore, and testify () in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk () not as other Gentiles walk, () in the vanity of their mind,
[18] 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:
[19] who being past feeling () have given themselves over () unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
[20] But ye have not so learned () Christ;
[21] if so be that ye have heard () him, and have been taught () by him, as the truth is () in Jesus:
[22] that ye put off () concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt () according to the deceitful lusts;
[23] and be renewed () in the spirit of your mind;
[24] and that ye put on () the new man, which after God is created () in righteousness and true holiness.
[25] Wherefore putting away () lying, speak () every man truth with his neighbour: for we are () members one of another.
[26] Be ye angry, () and sin () not: let not the sun go down () upon your wrath:
[27] neither give () place to the devil.
[28] 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. ()
[29] 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. ()
[30] And grieve () not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed () unto the day of redemption.
[31] Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away () from you, with all malice:
[32] and be () ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving () one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven () you.

Ephesians 4:1 Or, in the Lord
Ephesians 4:8 Or, a multitude of captives
Ephesians 4:10 Or, fulfill
Ephesians 4:13a Or, into the unity
Ephesians 4:13b Or, age
Ephesians 4:15 Or, being sincere
Ephesians 4:18 Or, hardness
Ephesians 4:24 Or, holiness of truth
Ephesians 4:28 Or, to distribute

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ephesians 4 (BYZ)

[1] Παρακαλῶ () οὖν () ὑμᾶς () ἐγώ, () ὁ () δέσμιος () ἐν () κυρίῳ, () ἀξίως () περιπατῆσαι () τῆς () κλήσεως () ἧς () ἐκλήθητε, ()
[2] μετὰ () πάσης () ταπεινοφροσύνης () καὶ () πρᾳότητος, () μετὰ () μακροθυμίας, () ἀνεχόμενοι () ἀλλήλων () ἐν () ἀγάπῃ, ()
[3] σπουδάζοντες () τηρεῖν () τὴν () ἑνότητα () τοῦ () πνεύματος () ἐν () τῷ () συνδέσμῳ () τῆς () εἰρήνης. ()
[4] Ἓν () σῶμα () καὶ () ἓν () πνεῦμα, () καθὼς () καὶ () ἐκλήθητε () ἐν () μιᾷ () ἐλπίδι () τῆς () κλήσεως () ὑμῶν· ()
[5] εἷς () κύριος, () μία () πίστις, () ἓν () βάπτισμα, ()
[6] εἷς () θεὸς () καὶ () πατὴρ () πάντων, () ὁ () ἐπὶ () πάντων, () καὶ () διὰ () πάντων, () καὶ () ἐν () πᾶσιν () ἡμῖν. ()
[7] Ἑνὶ () δὲ () ἑκάστῳ () ἡμῶν () ἐδόθη () ἡ () χάρις () κατὰ () τὸ () μέτρον () τῆς () δωρεᾶς () τοῦ () χριστοῦ. ()
[8] Διὸ () λέγει, () Ἀναβὰς () εἰς () ὕψος () ᾐχμαλώτευσεν () αἰχμαλωσίαν, () καὶ () ἔδωκεν () δόματα () τοῖς () ἀνθρώποις. ()
[9] Τὸ () δέ, () Ἀνέβη, () τί () ἐστιν () εἰ () μὴ () ὅτι () καὶ () κατέβη () πρῶτον () εἰς () τὰ () κατώτερα () μέρη () τῆς () γῆς; ()
[10] Ὁ () καταβάς, () αὐτός () ἐστιν () καὶ () ὁ () ἀναβὰς () ὑπεράνω () πάντων () τῶν () οὐρανῶν, () ἵνα () πληρώσῃ () τὰ () πάντα. ()
[11] Καὶ () αὐτὸς () ἔδωκεν () τοὺς () μὲν () ἀποστόλους, () τοὺς () δὲ () προφήτας, () τοὺς () δὲ () εὐαγγελιστάς, () τοὺς () δὲ () ποιμένας () καὶ () διδασκάλους, ()
[12] πρὸς () τὸν () καταρτισμὸν () τῶν () ἁγίων, () εἰς () ἔργον () διακονίας, () εἰς () οἰκοδομὴν () τοῦ () σώματος () τοῦ () χριστοῦ· ()
[13] μέχρι () καταντήσωμεν () οἱ () πάντες () εἰς () τὴν () ἑνότητα () τῆς () πίστεως () καὶ () τῆς () ἐπιγνώσεως () τοῦ () υἱοῦ () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () εἰς () ἄνδρα () τέλειον, () εἰς () μέτρον () ἡλικίας () τοῦ () πληρώματος () τοῦ () χριστοῦ· ()
[14] ἵνα () μηκέτι () ὦμεν () νήπιοι, () κλυδωνιζόμενοι () καὶ () περιφερόμενοι () παντὶ () ἀνέμῳ () τῆς () διδασκαλίας, () ἐν () τῇ () κυβείᾳ () τῶν () ἀνθρώπων, () ἐν () πανουργίᾳ () πρὸς () τὴν () μεθοδείαν () τῆς () πλάνης· ()
[15] ἀληθεύοντες () δὲ () ἐν () ἀγάπῃ () αὐξήσωμεν () εἰς () αὐτὸν () τὰ () πάντα, () ὅς () ἐστιν () ἡ () κεφαλή, () ὁ () χριστός, ()
[16] ἐξ () οὗ () πᾶν () τὸ () σῶμα () συναρμολογούμενον () καὶ () συμβιβαζόμενον () διὰ () πάσης () ἁφῆς () τῆς () ἐπιχορηγίας, () κατ’ () ἐνέργειαν () ἐν () μέτρῳ () ἑνὸς () ἑκάστου () μέρους, () τὴν () αὔξησιν () τοῦ () σώματος () ποιεῖται () εἰς () οἰκοδομὴν () ἑαυτοῦ () ἐν () ἀγάπῃ. ()
[17] Τοῦτο () οὖν () λέγω () καὶ () μαρτύρομαι () ἐν () κυρίῳ, () μηκέτι () ὑμᾶς () περιπατεῖν, () καθὼς () καὶ () τὰ () λοιπὰ () ἔθνη () περιπατεῖ () ἐν () ματαιότητι () τοῦ () νοὸς () αὐτῶν, ()
[18] ἐσκοτισμένοι () τῇ () διανοίᾳ, () ὄντες () ἀπηλλοτριωμένοι () τῆς () ζωῆς () τοῦ () θεοῦ () διὰ () τὴν () ἄγνοιαν () τὴν () οὖσαν () ἐν () αὐτοῖς, () διὰ () τὴν () πώρωσιν () τῆς () καρδίας () αὐτῶν· ()
[19] οἵτινες () ἀπηλγηκότες () ἑαυτοὺς () παρέδωκαν () τῇ () ἀσελγείᾳ, () εἰς () ἐργασίαν () ἀκαθαρσίας () πάσης () ἐν () πλεονεξίᾳ. ()
[20] Ὑμεῖς () δὲ () οὐχ () οὕτως () ἐμάθετε () τὸν () χριστόν, ()
[21] εἴγε () αὐτὸν () ἠκούσατε () καὶ () ἐν () αὐτῷ () ἐδιδάχθητε, () καθώς () ἐστιν () ἀλήθεια () ἐν () τῷ () Ἰησοῦ· ()
[22] ἀποθέσθαι () ὑμᾶς, () κατὰ () τὴν () προτέραν () ἀναστροφήν, () τὸν () παλαιὸν () ἄνθρωπον, () τὸν () φθειρόμενον () κατὰ () τὰς () ἐπιθυμίας () τῆς () ἀπάτης· ()
[23] ἀνανεοῦσθαι () δὲ () τῷ () πνεύματι () τοῦ () νοὸς () ὑμῶν, ()
[24] καὶ () ἐνδύσασθαι () τὸν () καινὸν () ἄνθρωπον, () τὸν () κατὰ () θεὸν () κτισθέντα () ἐν () δικαιοσύνῃ () καὶ () ὁσιότητι () τῆς () ἀληθείας. ()
[25] Διὸ () ἀποθέμενοι () τὸ () ψεῦδος () λαλεῖτε () ἀλήθειαν () ἕκαστος () μετὰ () τοῦ () πλησίον () αὐτοῦ· () ὅτι () ἐσμὲν () ἀλλήλων () μέλη. ()
[26] Ὀργίζεσθε () καὶ () μὴ () ἁμαρτάνετε· () ὁ () ἥλιος () μὴ () ἐπιδυέτω () ἐπὶ () τῷ () παροργισμῷ () ὑμῶν· ()
[27] μηδὲ () δίδοτε () τόπον () τῷ () διαβόλῳ. ()
[28] Ὁ () κλέπτων () μηκέτι () κλεπτέτω· () μᾶλλον () δὲ () κοπιάτω, () ἐργαζόμενος () τὸ () ἀγαθὸν () ταῖς () χερσίν, () ἵνα () ἔχῃ () μεταδιδόναι () τῷ () χρείαν () ἔχοντι. ()
[29] Πᾶς () λόγος () σαπρὸς () ἐκ () τοῦ () στόματος () ὑμῶν () μὴ () ἐκπορευέσθω, () ἀλλ’ () εἴ () τις () ἀγαθὸς () πρὸς () οἰκοδομὴν () τῆς () χρείας, () ἵνα () δῷ () χάριν () τοῖς () ἀκούουσιν. ()
[30] Καὶ () μὴ () λυπεῖτε () τὸ () πνεῦμα () τὸ () ἅγιον () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ἐν () ᾧ () ἐσφραγίσθητε () εἰς () ἡμέραν () ἀπολυτρώσεως. ()
[31] Πᾶσα () πικρία () καὶ () θυμὸς () καὶ () ὀργὴ () καὶ () κραυγὴ () καὶ () βλασφημία () ἀρθήτω () ἀφ’ () ὑμῶν, () σὺν () πάσῃ () κακίᾳ· ()
[32] γίνεσθε () δὲ () εἰς () ἀλλήλους () χρηστοί, () εὔσπλαγχνοι, () χαριζόμενοι () ἑαυτοῖς, () καθὼς () καὶ () ὁ () θεὸς () ἐν () χριστῷ () ἐχαρίσατο () ἡμῖν. ()

Ephesians 4:2 πρᾳότητος ¦ CT πρα̈ύτητος
Ephesians 4:4 καὶ ¦ [WH]
Ephesians 4:6 ἡμῖν ¦ TR ὑμῖν ¦ CT om.
Ephesians 4:7 ἡ ¦ [PT WH]
Ephesians 4:8 καὶ ¦ [WH] ¦ NA SBL TH om.
Ephesians 4:9a πρῶτον ¦ CT om.
Ephesians 4:9b μέρη ¦ [NA]
Ephesians 4:13 καταντήσωμεν ¦ PCK καταντήσομεν
Ephesians 4:14a κυβείᾳ ¦ WH κυβίᾳ
Ephesians 4:14b μεθοδείαν ¦ RPmg WH μεθοδίαν
Ephesians 4:15 ὁ ¦ CT om.
Ephesians 4:16 συμβιβαζόμενον ¦ TH WH συνβιβαζόμενον
Ephesians 4:17 λοιπὰ ¦ CT om.
Ephesians 4:18 ἐσκοτισμένοι ¦ CT ἐσκοτωμένοι
Ephesians 4:26 τῷ ¦ [NA] ¦ SBL TH WH om.
Ephesians 4:27 μηδὲ ¦ TR μήτε
Ephesians 4:28 τὸ ἀγαθὸν ταῖς χερσίν ¦ WH ταῖς χερσὶν τὸ ἀγαθόν ¦ SBL TH ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσὶν τὸ ἀγαθόν ¦ NA ταῖς [ἰδίαις] χερσὶν τὸ ἀγαθόν
Ephesians 4:29 ἀλλ ¦ NA27 SBL TH WH ἀλλὰ
Ephesians 4:32a γίνεσθε δὲ ¦ NA WH γίνεσθε [δὲ] ¦ TH γείνεσθε δὲ ¦ SBL γίνεσθε
Ephesians 4:32b ἡμῖν ¦ NA PCK SBL TR WH ὑμῖν

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.