Ephesians 2–5

^aAnd you ^bhath he quickened, ^bwho were dead in trespasses and sins; ²wherein ^cin time past ^ccye walked according to the ^dcourse of ^ethis world, according to ^fthe prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in ^gthe children of disobedience: ³among whom also we all had our conversation ^cin times past in ^hthe lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and ⁱwere ^jby nature ^jjthe children of wrath, even as others. ⁴But God, who is ^krich in mercy, for ^lhis great love wherewith he loved us, ⁵even ^abmwhen we were dead in sins, hath ⁿquickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) ⁶and hath raised us up together, and made us ^osit together ^pin heavenly places in Christ Jesus: ⁷that in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding ^kriches of his grace in ^qhis kindness towards us through Christ Jesus. ⁸For ^rby grace are ye saved ^sthrough faith; and that not of yourselves: ^tit is the gift of God: ^9unot of works, ^wlest any man should boast. ¹⁰For we are ^xhis workmanship, ^ycreated in Christ Jesus unto ^zgood works, ^awhich God hath before ordained ^aathat we should walk in them.

¹¹Wherefore remember, ^bthat ye being in ^ctime passed Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called ^dthe Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; ¹²that at that time ye were without Christ, ^ebeing aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and ^fstrangers from ^gthe covenants of promise, ^hhaving no hope, and without God in the world: ¹³but now in Christ Jesus ⁱye who ^csometimes were ^jfar off are made nigh ^kby the blood of Christ. ¹⁴For ^lhe is our peace, ^mwho hath made both one, and hath ⁿbroken down the middle wall of partition between us; ^15ohaving abolished ^pin his flesh ^ppthe enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ^oqordinances; for to make in himself of twain one ^rnew man, so ^lmaking peace; ¹⁶and that he might ^sreconcile both unto God in ^ssone body by the cross, ^othaving slain ^pthe enmity ^uthereby: ¹⁷and came and ^wpreached peace to you which were ^jafar off, and to ^xthem that were nigh; ¹⁸for ^ythrough him we both ^zhave access ^aby one Spirit unto the Father. ¹⁹Now therefore ye are no more ^bcstrangers and ^cdforeigners, but ^efellowcitizens with the saints, and ^fof the household of God; ²⁰and are ^gbuilt upon the foundation of the ^hiapostles and ⁱprophets, ^kJesus Christ himself being ^lthe chief corner stone; ²¹in whom all the building ^mfitly framed together groweth unto ⁿa holy temple in the Lord: ²²in whom ^oyou also are builded together ^pfor a habitation of God through the Spirit.

III.For this cause I Paul, ^athe prisoner of Jesus Christ ^bfor you ^cGentiles, ²if ye have heard of ^dthe dispensation ^eof the grace of God which is given me ^cto you-ward: ^3fhow that ^gby revelation ^hhe made known unto me the mystery; (ⁱas I wrote afore in few words, ⁴whereby, when ye read, ^kye may understand my knowledge in ^lthe mystery of Christ) ^5hwhich in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy ^mapostles and prophets by the Spirit; ⁶that the Gentiles should be ⁿfellowheirs, and ^oof the same body, and ^ppartakers ⁿof his promise in Christ by the gospel: ^7qwhereof I was made ^ra minister, according to the gift of ^ethe grace of God given unto me ^sby the effectual working of his power. ⁸Unto me, ^twho am less than the least of all saints, ^eis this grace given, that I should preach ^camong the Gentiles the ^uunsearchable ^wriches of Christ; ⁹and ^hto make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, ^hwhich from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, ^xwho created all things by Jesus Christ: ¹⁰to the intent that ^ynow unto ^zthe principalities and powers ^ain heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold ^bwisdom of God, ^11caccording to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: ¹²in whom we have ^dboldness and ^eaccess with ^fconfidence by ^gthe faith of him. ¹³Wherefore I desire that ye ^hfaint not ⁱat my tribulations ^kfor you, ^lwhich is your glory. ^14mFor this cause ⁿI bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵of whom ^othe whole family ^pin heaven and earth ^qis named, ¹⁶that he would grant you, according to ^rthe riches of his glory, ^sto be strengthened with might by his Spirit in ^tthe inner man; ^17uthat Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, ^wbeing rooted and ^xgrounded in love, ¹⁸may be able to ^ycomprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and ^zdepth, and height; ¹⁹and to know the love of Christ, ^awhich passeth knowledge, that ^bye might be filled with all ^cthe fulness of God. ^20dNow unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, ^eaccording to the power that worketh in us, ^21funto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus ^gthroughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

IV.I therefore, ^athe prisoner of the Lord, ^bbeseech you that ye ^cwalk worthy of the ^dvocation wherewith ye are called, ^2efwith all lowliness and ^fmeekness, ^fgwith longsuffering, ^hforbearing one another in love; ³endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in ⁱthe bond of peace. ⁴There is ^kone body, and ^lone Spirit, even as ^mye are called in one ⁿhope of your calling; ^5oone Lord, ^pone faith, one baptism, ^6qone God and Father of all, who is ^rabove all, and ^sthrough all, and in you all. ⁷But ^tunto every one of us ^uis given grace ^waccording to the measure of the gift of Christ. ⁸Wherefore he saith, ^xWhen he ascended up on high, ^yhe led captivity captive, and ^zgave gifts unto men. ⁹(^aNow that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into ^bthe lower parts of the earth? ¹⁰He that descended is the same also that ^cascended up ^dfar above all heavens, ^ethat he might ^ffill all things.) ¹¹And he gave some, ^gapostles; and some, ^ghprophets; and some, ⁱevangelists; and some, ^kpastors and ^lteachers; ¹²for the ^mperfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry, for ⁿthe edifying of ^othe body of Christ: ¹³till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of ^pthe knowledge of the Son of God, unto ^qa perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of ^rthe fulness of Christ: ¹⁴that we henceforth be no more ^schildren, ^ttossed to and fro, and ^ucarried about ^twith every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and ^wcunning craftiness, whereby they ^xlie in wait to deceive; ¹⁵but speaking ^ythe truth in love, may ^zgrow up into him in all things, ^awhich is ^bthe head, even Christ: ^16bfrom whom the whole body ^zfitly joined together and ^bcompacted 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.

¹⁷This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ^cye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, ^din the vanity of their mind, ^18ehaving the understanding darkened, ^fbeing alienated from the life of God through ^gthe ignorance that is in them, because of the ^dblindness of their heart: ¹⁹who ^ggbeing past feeling ^hhave given themselves over unto ⁱlasciviousness, to work all ⁱuncleanness with greediness. ²⁰But ye have not so learned Christ; ²¹if so be that ^jye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: ²²that ye ^kput off ^lconcerning the former ^mconversation ⁿthe old man, ^owhich is corrupt according to ^oothe deceitful lusts; ²³and ^pbe renewed in the spirit of your mind; ²⁴and that ye put on ^qthe new man, which ^rafter God ^sis created in ^trighteousness and true ^tholiness.

²⁵Wherefore ^kputting away lying, ^uspeak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are ^wmembers one of another. ^26xBe ye angry, and sin not: ^ylet not ^zthe sun go down upon your wrath: ²⁷neither ^agive place to the devil. ²⁸Let him that stole steal no more: but rather ^blet him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, ^cthat he may have to give ^dto him that needeth. ^29eLet no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good ^fto the use of edifying, that it may minister ^ggrace unto the hearers. ³⁰And ^higrieve not ^hkthe holy Spirit of God, ^lwhereby ye are sealed unto the day of ^mredemption. ³¹Let all ⁿbitterness, and ^owrath, and ^oanger, and clamour, and ^opevil speaking, be put away from you, with all ^oqmalice: ³²and be ye ^rkind one to another, ^stender hearted, ^rtforgiving one another, ^reven as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

V.^aBe ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; ²and ^bwalk in love, ^cas Christ also hath loved us, and ^dhath given himself for us ^ean offering and a sacrifice to God for ^fa sweetsmelling savour. ³But ^ghfornication, and all ^guncleanness, or ^gcovetousness, let it not be once ⁱnamed amongst you, as becometh saints; ⁴neither ^kfilthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, ^lwhich are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. ⁵For this ye know, that ^mno whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man ⁿwho is an idolater, ^ohath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. ^6pLet no man deceive you with vain words: for ^qbecause of these things cometh ^rthe wrath of God upon ^sthe children of disobedience. ⁷Be not ye therefore ^tpartakers with them. ⁸For ^uye were ^ssometimes darkness, but ^wnow are ye light in the Lord: ^xwalk as ^ychildren of light: ⁹(for ^zthe fruit of the Spirit is in all ^agoodness and righteousness and truth;) ^10bproving what is ^cacceptable unto the Lord. ¹¹And ^dhave no fellowship with the ^eunfruitful ^fworks of darkness, but rather ^greprove them. ¹²For ^hit is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. ¹³But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever ⁱdoth make manifest is light. ¹⁴Wherefore he saith, ^klAwake thou that sleepest, and ^marise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. ¹⁵See then that ⁿye walk ^ocircumspectly, not as fools, but ⁿas wise, ^16predeeming ^qthe time, ^rbecause the days are evil. ¹⁷Wherefore ⁿbe ye not unwise, but understanding what…