Ephesians 3–4

3For 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; ⁱ(as 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.

4I 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. ^9a(Now 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, ^stenderhearted, ^rtforgiving one another, ^reven as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.