Ephesians 4 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

Unity in the Body of Christ

1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, (Ro 8:28; Eph 3:1; Php 1:27; Col 1:10; Col 2:6; 1Th 2:12)

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2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, (Ac 20:19; Ga 5:23; Php 2:3; Col 1:11; Col 2:18; Col 2:23; Col 3:12; Col 3:13; 1Pe 3:8; 1Pe 5:5)

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3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ac 8:23; Col 3:14) 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— (Eph 1:18; Eph 2:16; Eph 2:18) 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, (Zec 14:9; 1Co 1:13; 1Co 8:6; Ga 3:27; Eph 4:13; Jud 1:3)

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6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. (Ro 9:5; 1Co 12:5) 7 But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. (Mt 25:15; Ro 12:3; 1Co 12:7; Eph 3:2; Eph 4:16)

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8 Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.”^[1] (Jud 5:12; Ps 68:18; Col 2:15) 9 (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth?^[2] (Ps 63:9; Isa 44:23; Joh 3:13) 10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) (Mr 16:19; Eph 1:23; Heb 4:14; Heb 7:26; Heb 9:24)

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11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds^[3] and teachers,^[4] (Jer 3:15; Ac 20:28; Ac 21:8; 1Co 12:5; 1Co 12:28; 2Ti 4:5)

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12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, (1Co 12:27; 2Co 13:9; Eph 4:16; Eph 4:29)

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13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood,^[5] to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, (Eph 1:23; Eph 4:5; Heb 5:14) 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 in deceitful schemes. (Mt 11:7; Eph 6:11; Heb 13:9; Jas 1:6; Jud 1:12)

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15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, (Eph 1:22; Eph 2:21; Eph 4:25; 1Jo 3:18)

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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. (Eph 4:7; Col 2:19)

The New Life

17 Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. (Ro 1:21; Eph 2:1; Eph 4:22; Col 2:18; Col 3:7; 1Th 2:12; 1Pe 1:18; 1Pe 4:3; 2Pe 2:18)

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18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. (Mr 3:5; Ro 11:10; Eph 2:12) 19 They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. (1Ki 21:25; Pr 23:35; Ro 1:24; Ro 1:26; Ro 1:28; 1Ti 4:2)

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20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— (Mt 11:29) 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, (Eph 1:13; Col 2:7) 22 to put off your old self,^[6] which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, (Ro 6:6; Col 3:8; Col 3:9; Heb 3:13; Heb 12:1; Jas 1:21; 1Pe 2:1)

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23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, (Ro 12:2) 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. (Ro 6:4; Eph 2:10) 25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. (Zec 8:16; Ro 12:5; Eph 4:15; Col 3:9)

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26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, (Ps 37:8) 27 and give no opportunity to the devil. (Jas 4:7) 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. (Pr 21:26; Ac 20:35; Ga 6:10; 1Th 4:11; 2Th 3:8; 2Th 3:11)

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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 give grace to those who hear. (Ec 10:12; Mt 12:34; Eph 5:4; Col 3:8; Col 4:6)

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30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. (Isa 63:10; Eph 1:7; Eph 1:13; 1Th 5:19)

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31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. (Col 3:8; Col 3:19) 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. (Mt 6:14; 2Co 2:7; 2Co 2:10; Col 3:12; 1Pe 3:8)

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الكتاب المقدس

الوحدة والخدمة في جسد المسيح

1 إِذَنْ، أَنَا السَّجِينَ مِنْ أَجْلِ الرَّبِّ، أُنَاشِدُكُمْ أَنْ تَسْلُكُوا سُلُوكاً يَلِيقُ بِالدَّعْوَةِ الَّتِي إِلَيْهَا دُعِيتُمْ، 2 بِكُلِّ تَوَاضُعٍ وَوَدَاعَةٍ وَطُولِ بَالٍ، مُحْتَمِلِينَ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً فِي الْمَحَبَّةِ، 3 مُجْتَهِدِينَ أَنْ تُحَافِظُوا عَلَى وَحْدَةِ الرُّوحِ بِرَابِطَةِ الْوِفَاقِ. فَإِنَّمَا هُنَاكَ جَسَدٌ وَاحِدٌ وَرُوحٌ وَاحِدٌ، 4 مِثْلَمَا دُعِيتُمْ، جَمِيعُكُمْ، دَعْوَةً لَهَا رَجَاءٌ وَاحِدٌ. 5 وَلَكُمْ رَبٌّ وَاحِدٌ، وَإِيمَانٌ وَاحِدٌ، وَمَعْمُودِيَّةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ، 6 وَإِلَهٌ وَآبٌ وَاحِدٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ، وَهُوَ فَوْقَ الْجَمِيعِ وَبالْجَمِيعِ وَفِي الْجَمِيعِ. 7 عَلَى أَنَّ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا قَدْ أُعْطِيَ نِعْمَةً تُوَافِقُ مِقْدَارَ مَا يَهَبُهُ الْمَسِيحُ. 8 لِذَلِكَ يَقُولُ الْوَحْيُ: «إِذْ صَعِدَ إِلَى الأَعَالِي، سَبَى أَسْرَى، وَوَهَبَ النَّاسَ مَوَاهِبَ!» 9 وَأَمَّا أَنَّهُ «صَعِدَ»، فَمَا مَعْنَى هَذَا سِوَى أَنَّهُ كَانَ قَدْ نَزَلَ أَيْضاً إِلَى الأَقْسَامِ السُّفْلَى فِي الأَرْضِ؟ 10 إِنَّ الَّذِي نَزَلَ هُوَ نَفْسُهُ الَّذِي صَعِدَ إِلَى مَا فَوْقَ جَمِيعِ السَّمَاوَاتِ لِكَيْ يَمْلأَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ. 11 وَهُوَ قَدْ وَهَبَ الْبَعْضَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا رُسُلاً، وَالْبَعْضَ أَنْبِيَاءَ، وَالْبَعْضَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَالْبَعْضَ رُعَاةً وَمُعَلِّمِينَ، 12 لِتَأْهِيلِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ مِنْ جِهَةِ عَمَلِ الْخِدْمَةِ، لِبُنْيَانِ جَسَدِ الْمَسِيحِ، 13 حَتَّى نَصِلَ جَمِيعاً إِلَى وَحْدَةِ الإِيمَانِ وَوَحْدَةِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ لابْنِ اللهِ، إِلَى إِنْسَانٍ تَامِّ الْبُلُوغِ، إِلَى مِقْدَارِ قَامَةِ مِلْءِ الْمَسِيحِ. 14 وَذَلِكَ حَتَّى لَا نَكُونَ فِيمَا بَعْدُ أَطْفَالاً تَتَقَاذَفُنَا وَتَحْمِلُنَا كُلُّ رِيحِ تَعْلِيمٍ يَقُومُ عَلَى خِدَاعِ النَّاسِ وَالْمَكْرِ بِهِمْ لِجَرِّهِمْ إِلَى الضَّلالِ الْمُلَفَّقِ، 15 بَلْ نَتَمَسَّكَ بِالْحَقِّ فِي الْمَحَبَّةِ، فَنَنْمُوَ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ نَحْوَ مَنْ هُوَ الرَّأْسُ، أَيِ الْمَسِيحِ. 16 فَمِنْهُ يَسْتَمِدُّ الْجَسَدُ كُلُّهُ تَمَاسُكَهُ وَتَرَابُطَهُ بِمُسَانَدَةِ كُلِّ مَفْصِلٍ وَفْقاً لِمِقْدَارِ الْعَمَلِ الْمُخَصَّصِ لِكُلِّ جُزْءٍ، لِيُنْشِئَ نُمُوّاً يَؤُولُ إِلَى بُنْيَانِ الْجَسَدِ بُنْيَاناً ذَاتِيًّا فِي الْمَحَبَّةِ.

وصايا للحياة المسيحية

17 أَقُولُ هَذَا إِذَنْ، وَأَشْهَدُ فِي الرَّبِّ، رَاجِياً أَلّا تَسْلُكُوا فِيمَا بَعْدُ كَمَا يَسْلُكُ الأُمَمُ فِي عُقْمِ ذِهْنِهِمْ، 18 لِكَوْنِهِمْ مُظْلِمِي الْبَصيِرَةِ وَمُتَغَرِّبِينَ عَنْ حَيَاةِ اللهِ بِسَبَبِ مَا فِيهِمْ مِنْ جَهْلٍ وَقَسَاوَةِ قَلْبٍ. 19 فَهؤُلاءِ، إِذْ طَرَحُوا جَانِباً كُلَّ إِحْسَاسٍ، اسْتَسْلَمُوا لِلإِبَاحِيَّةِ لِيَرْتَكِبُوا كُلَّ نَجَاسَةٍ بِشَهْوَةٍ نَهِمَةٍ لَا تَرْتَوِي. 20 أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ، فَلَمْ تَتَعَلَّمُوا الْمَسِيحَ هكَذَا، 21 إِذَا كُنْتُمْ قَدْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ حَقّاً وَتَلَقَّيْتُمْ فِيهِ التَّعْلِيمَ الْمُوَافِقَ لِلْحَقِّ الَّذِي فِي يَسُوعَ! 22 وَهَوَ أَنْ تَخْلَعُوا مَا يَتَعَلَّقُ بِسِيرَتِكُمُ الْمَاضِيَةِ: الإِنْسَانَ الْعَتِيقَ يَفْسَدُ بِالشَّهْوَاتِ الْخَدَّاعَةِ؛ 23 وَتَتَجَدَّدُوا فِي رُوحِ ذِهْنِكُمْ؛ 24 وَتَلْبَسُوا الإِنْسَانَ الْجَدِيدَ الْمَخْلُوقَ عَلَى مِثَالِ اللهِ فِي البِرِّ وَالْقَدَاسَةِ بِالْحَقِّ. 25 لِذَلِكَ اخْلَعُوا عَنْكُمُ الْكَذِبَ، وَتَكَلَّمُوا بِالصِّدْقِ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مَعَ قَرِيبِهِ، لأَنَّنَا أَعْضَاءُ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ. 26 إِنْ غَضِبْتُمْ، فَلا تُخْطِئُوا؛ لَا تَدَعُوا الشَّمْسَ تَغِيبُ وَأَنْتُمْ غَاضِبُونَ، 27 وَلا تُتِيحُوا فُرْصَةً لإِبْلِيسَ! 28 وَمَنْ كَانَ سَارِقاً، فَلا يَسْرِقْ فِي مَا بَعْدُ، بَلْ بِالأَحْرَى لِيَكِدَّ وَيَسْتَخْدِمْ يَدَيْهِ فِي عَمَلٍ شَرِيفٍ لِيَكُونَ عِنْدَهُ مَا يُشَارِكُ فِيهِ الْمُحْتَاجِينَ. 29 لَا تَخْرُجْ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِكُمْ كَلِمَةٌ فَاسِدَةٌ، بَلِ الْكَلامُ الصَّالِحُ لِلْبُنْيَانِ الَّذِي تَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ الْحَاجَةُ، كَيْ يُعْطِيَ السَّامِعِينَ نِعْمَةً. 30 وَلا تُحْزِنُوا رُوحَ اللهِ، الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ الَّذِي بِهِ خُتِمْتُمْ لِيَوْمِ الْفِدَاءِ. 31 انْزِعُوا عَنْكُمْ كُلَّ حِقْدٍ وَنَقْمَةٍ وَغَضَبٍ وَصَخَبٍ وَسُبَابٍ وَكَلَّ شَرٍّ. 32 وَكُونُوا لُطَفَاءَ بَعْضُكُمْ نَحْوَ بَعْضٍ، شَفُوقِينَ، مُسَامِحِينَ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً كَمَا سَامَحَكُمُ اللهُ فِي الْمَسِيحِ.