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BSB EPH Chapter 4

EPH 4 ©

Unity in the Body

(Psalm 133:1–3, 1 Corinthians 1:10–17)

4[As a] prisoner in [the] Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: 2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3[and] with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

4[There is] one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope [when] you were called; 5one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6one God and Father of all, who [is] over all and through all and in all.

7Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8This is why it says:[fn] “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”[fn]

9What [does] “He ascended” [mean], except that He also descended[fn] to the lower parts of the earth? 10He who descended is the very [One] who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

11And [it was] He who gave some [to be] apostles, some [to be] prophets, some [to be] evangelists, and some [to be] pastors and teachers, 12to equip the saints for works of ministry [and] to build up the body of Christ, 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, [as we] mature to the full measure of [the] stature of Christ.

14Then {we will} no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching [and] by the clever cunning of men in [their] deceitful scheming. 15Instead, speaking the truth in love, {we will} in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head. 16From [Him] the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows [and] builds itself up in love through [the] work of each individual part.

New Life in Christ

(Colossians 3:1–17)

17So I tell [you] this, and insist [on it] in [the] Lord, [that] you {must} no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in [the] futility of their thinking. 18They are darkened in [their] understanding [and] alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. 19Having lost all sense of shame, [they] have given themselves over to sensuality for [the] practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.

20But this is not the way you came to know Christ. 21Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with [the] truth that is in Jesus—22to put off your former way of life, [your] old self, which is being corrupted by [its] deceitful desires; 23to be renewed in the spirit of your minds; 24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

25Therefore each [of you] must put off falsehood [and] speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another. 26“Be angry, yet {do} not sin.”[fn] {Do} not {let} the sun set upon your anger, 27[and] {do} not give the devil a foothold.

28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with [his] own hands, that he may have [something] to share with the [one] [in] need.

29{Let} no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the [one] in need [and] bringing grace to those who listen.

30And {do} not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for [the] day of redemption.

31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind [and] tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.


4:8 Or He says

4:8 Psalm 68:18

4:9 BYZ and TR except that He also descended first

4:26 Or “In your anger do not sin.” Psalm 4:4

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