<vn='1'><sn="1473">I</s><sn="3767">therefore</s>, <sn="3588">the</s><sn="1198">prisoner</s><sn="1722">of</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s>, <sn="3870">beseech</s><sn="5209">you</s> that ye <sn="4043">walk</s><sn="516">worthy</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2821">vocation</s><sn="3739">wherewith</s> ye are <sn="2564">called</s>, </v>
<vn='2'><sn="3326">With</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="5012">lowliness</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="4236">meekness</s>, <sn="3326">with</s><sn="3115">longsuffering</s>, <sn="430">forbearing</s> one <sn="240">another</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="26">love</s>; </v>
<vn='3'><sn="4704">Endeavoring</s> to <sn="5083">keep</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1775">unity</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4151">Spirit</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4886">bond</s> of <sn="1515">peace</s>. </v>
<vn='4'> There is <sn="1520">one</s><sn="4983">body</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="1520">one</s><sn="4151">Spirit</s>, even <sn="2531">as</s> ye are <sn="2564">called</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3391">one</s><sn="1680">hope</s> of <sn="5216">your</s><sn="2821">calling</s>; </v>
<vn='6'><sn="1520">One</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="3962">Father</s> of <sn="3956">all</s>, <sn="3588">who</s> is <sn="1909">above</s><sn="3956">all</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="1223">through</s><sn="3956">all</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="5213">you</s><sn="3956">all</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="1161">But</s> unto <sn="1538">every</s><sn="1520">one</s> of <sn="2257">us</s> is <sn="1325">given</s><sn="5485">grace</s><sn="2596">according</s> to <sn="3588">the</s><sn="3358">measure</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="1431">gift</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="1352">Wherefore</s> he <sn="3004">saith</s>, When he ascended <sn="305">up</s><sn="1519">on</s><sn="5311">high</s>, he led captivity <sn="162 161">captive</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="1325">gave</s><sn="1390">gifts</s> unto <sn="444">men</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>( <sn="1161">Now</s><sn="3588">that</s> he <sn="305">ascended</s>, <sn="5101">what</s><sn="2076">is</s> it <sn="1508">but</s><sn="3754">that</s> he <sn="2532">also</s><sn="2597">descended</s><sn="4412">first</s><sn="1519">into</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2737">lower</s><sn="3313">parts</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="1093">earth</s>? </v>
<vn='10'>He that <sn="2597">descended</s><sn="2076">is</s> the <sn="846">same</s><sn="2532">also</s> that ascended <sn="305">up</s> far <sn="5231">above</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="3772">heavens</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> he might <sn="4137">fill</s> all <sn="3956">things</s>.) </v>
<vn='12'><sn="4314">For</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2677">perfecting</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="40">saints</s>, <sn="1519">for</s> the <sn="2041">work</s> of the <sn="1248">ministry</s>, <sn="1519">for</s> the <sn="3619">edifying</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4983">body</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s>: </v>
<vn='13'><sn="3360">Till</s> we <sn="3956">all</s><sn="2658">come</s><sn="1519">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1775">unity</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4102">faith</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="1922">knowledge</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="5207">Son</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="1519">unto</s> a <sn="5046">perfect</s><sn="435">man</s>, <sn="1519">unto</s> the <sn="3358">measure</s> of the <sn="2244">stature</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4138">fullness</s> of <sn="5547">Christ</s>: </v>
<vn='14'><sn="2443">That</s> we henceforth <sn="5600">be</s> no <sn="3371">more</s><sn="3516">children</s>, tossed to and <sn="2831">fro</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> carried <sn="4064">about</s> with <sn="3956">every</s><sn="417">wind</s> of <sn="1319">doctrine</s>, <sn="1722">by</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2940">sleight</s> of <sn="444">men</s>, <sn="*1722">and</s> cunning <sn="3834">craftiness</s>, <sn="4314">whereby</s> they lie in wait to <sn="3180 4106">deceive</s>; </v>
<vn='15'><sn="1161">But</s> speaking the <sn="226">truth</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="26">love</s>, may grow <sn="837">up</s><sn="1519">into</s><sn="846">him</s> in all <sn="3956">things</s>, <sn="3739">which</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2776">head</s>, even <sn="5547">Christ</s>: </v>
<vn='16'><sn="1537">From</s><sn="3739">whom</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3956">whole</s><sn="4983">body</s> fitly joined <sn="4883">together</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="4822">compacted</s><sn="1223">by</s> that which <sn="3956">every</s><sn="860">joint</s><sn="2024">supplieth</s>, <sn="2596">according</s> to the effectual <sn="1753">working</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="3358">measure</s> of <sn="1538 1520">every</s><sn="3313">part</s>, <sn="4160">maketh</s><sn="838">increase</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4983">body</s><sn="1519">unto</s> the <sn="3619">edifying</s> of <sn="1438">itself</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="26">love</s>. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="5124">This</s> I <sn="3004">say</s><sn="3767">therefore</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3143">testify</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s>, that <sn="5209">ye</s> henceforth walk <sn="3371 4043">not</s><sn="2531">as</s><sn="3062">other</s><sn="1484">Gentiles</s><sn="4043">walk</s>, <sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="3153">vanity</s> of <sn="848">their</s><sn="3563">mind</s>, </v>
<vn='18'>Having <sn="3588">the</s><sn="1271">understanding</s><sn="4654">darkened</s>, <sn="5607">being</s><sn="526">alienated</s> from <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2222">life</s> of <sn="2316">God</s><sn="1223">through</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="52">ignorance</s> that <sn="5607">is</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="846">them</s>, <sn="1223">because</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4457">blindness</s> of <sn="846">their</s><sn="2588">heart</s>: </v>
<vn='19'><sn="3748">Who</s> being past <sn="524">feeling</s> have given themselves <sn="3860 1438">over</s> unto <sn="766">lasciviousness</s>, <sn="1519">to</s><sn="2039">work</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="167">uncleanness</s><sn="1722">with</s><sn="4124">greediness</s>. </v>
<vn='20'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="5210">ye</s> have <sn="3756">not</s><sn="3779">so</s><sn="3129">learned</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>; </v>
<vn='21'>If so <sn="1489">be</s> that ye have <sn="191">heard</s><sn="846">him</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> have been <sn="1321">taught</s><sn="1722">by</s><sn="846">him</s>, <sn="2531">as</s> the <sn="225">truth</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s>: </v>
<vn='22'>That <sn="5209">ye</s> put <sn="659">off</s><sn="2596">concerning</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4387">former</s><sn="391">conversation</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3820">old</s><sn="444">man</s>, which is <sn="5351">corrupt</s><sn="2596">according</s> to <sn="3588">the</s><sn="539">deceitful</s><sn="1939">lusts</s>; </v>
<vn='23'><sn="1161">And</s> be <sn="365">renewed</s> in <sn="3588">the</s><sn="4151">spirit</s> of <sn="5216">your</s><sn="3563">mind</s>; </v>
<vn='24'><sn="2532">And</s> that ye put <sn="1746">on</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2537">new</s><sn="444">man</s>, which <sn="2596">after</s><sn="2316">God</s> is <sn="2936">created</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="1343">righteousness</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="225">true</s><sn="3742">holiness</s>. </v>
<vn='25'><sn="1352">Wherefore</s> putting <sn="659">away</s><sn="5579">lying</s>, <sn="2980">speak</s> every <sn="1538">man</s><sn="225">truth</s><sn="3326">with</s><sn="848">his</s><sn="4139">neighbor</s>: <sn="3754">for</s> we <sn="2070">are</s><sn="3196">members</s> one of <sn="240">another</s>. </v>
<vn='26'>Be ye <sn="3710">angry</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="264">sin</s> not: <sn="3361">let</s><sn="3361">not</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2246">sun</s> go <sn="1931">down</s><sn="1909">upon</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="3950">wrath</s>: </v>
<vn='27'><sn="3383">Neither</s><sn="1325">give</s><sn="5117">place</s> to <sn="3588">the</s><sn="1228">devil</s>. </v>
<vn='28'>Let him that <sn="2813">stole</s><sn="2813">steal</s> no <sn="3371">more</s>: <sn="1161">but</s><sn="3123">rather</s> let him <sn="2872">labor</s>, <sn="2038">working</s> with his <sn="5495">hands</s> the thing which is <sn="18">good</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> he may <sn="2192">have</s> to <sn="3330">give</s> to him that <sn="2192 5532">needeth</s>. </v>
<vn='29'>Let <sn="3361 *3956">no</s><sn="4550">corrupt</s><sn="3056">communication</s><sn="1607">proceed</s> out <sn="1537">of</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="4750">mouth</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="1536">that</s> which is <sn="18">good</s><sn="4314">to</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5532">use</s> of <sn="3619">edifying</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> it may <sn="1325">minister</s><sn="5485">grace</s> unto <sn="3588">the</s><sn="191">hearers</s>. </v>
<vn='30'><sn="2532">And</s><sn="3076">grieve</s><sn="3361">not</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="40">Holy</s><sn="4151">Spirit</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="1722 3739">whereby</s> ye are <sn="4972">sealed</s><sn="1519">unto</s> the <sn="2250">day</s> of <sn="629">redemption</s>. </v>
<vn='31'>Let <sn="3956">all</s><sn="4088">bitterness</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="2372">wrath</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="3709">anger</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="2906">clamor</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> evil <sn="988">speaking</s>, be put <sn="142">away</s><sn="575">from</s><sn="5216">you</s>, <sn="4862">with</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="2549">malice</s>: </v>
<vn='32'><sn="1161">And</s><sn="1096">be</s> ye <sn="5543">kind</s> one to <sn="240 1519">another</s>, <sn="2155">tenderhearted</s>, <sn="5483">forgiving</s> one <sn="1438">another</s>, <sn="2532">even</s><sn="2531">as</s><sn="2316">God</s> for Christ's <sn="1722 5547">sake</s> hath <sn="5483">forgiven</s><sn="5213">you</s>. </v>