'I4therefore,2a5prisoner6for7the Lord,8urge1you3to walk10in a manner worthy of9the11calling12to which13you have been called,14 with1all2humility3and4gentleness,5with6patience,7bearing with8one another9in10love,11 eager1to maintain2the3unity4of the5Spirit6in7the8bond9of peace.11 There isone1body2and3one4Spirit5—just as6you were called8to9theone10hope11that belongs toyour14call —13 one1Lord,2one3faith,4one5baptism,6 one1God2and3Father4of all,5who6isover7all8and9through10all11and12in13all.14 But2grace7was given5to each3one1of us4according to8the9measure10of12Christ’s14gift.12 Therefore1it says,2“When he ascended3on4high5he led6a host of captives,7andhe gave8gifts9to men.”11 (In saying,“He ascended,”3what4doesit mean5but67that8he had10also9descended10into11the12lower13regions,14the15earth?16 He1who descended2is4the one6who7also5ascended7far above8all9the10heavens,11that12he might fill13all15things.)14 And1he2gave3the4apostles,6the7prophets,9the10evangelists,12the14shepherds15and16teachers,17 to1equip3the4saints5for6the work7of ministry,8for9building up10the11body12of Christ,14 until1we2all4attain2to5the6unity7of the8faith9and10of the11knowledge12of the13Son14of God,16to17mature19manhood,18to20the measure21of the stature22of the23fullness24of Christ,26 so that1we may3no longer2be3children,4tossed to and fro by the waves5and6carried about by7every8wind9of doctrine,11by12human16cunning,14by17craftiness18in19deceitful23schemes.21 Rather,2speaking the truth1in3love,4we are to grow up5in every way89into6him7who10is11the12head,13intoChrist,14 from1whom2the4whole3body,5joined6and7held together8by9every10joint11with which it isequipped,13wheneach19part20is[working properly],14151617makes25the23body24grow22[so that]26itbuilds27itself28up27in29love.30 Now2this1I say3and4testify5in6the Lord,7thatyou9mustno longer8walk10as11the13Gentiles14[do],15in16the futility17of19their20minds.19 They are4darkened1in [their] understanding,3alienated from5the6life7of God9because of10the11ignorance12that is14in15them,16due to17their22hardness19of heart.21 They1have become callous2andhave given4themselves3up4to7sensuality,6greedy12to practice8every kind10of impurity.9 But2that isnot3the way4you1learned5Christ!—7 assuming that12you have heard4about him3and5were taught8in6him,7as9the truth11is10in12Jesus,14 to put off1your2old8self,9whichbelongs to3yourformer5manner of life6andis corrupt11through12deceitful16desires,14 and2to be renewed1in the3spirit4of6your7minds,6 and1to put on2the3new4[self],5created9after [the likeness of]7God8in10true15righteousness11and12holiness.13 Therefore,1having put away2falsehood,4let5each one7ofyou speak5the truth6with8his11neighbor,10for12we are13members15one of another.14 Be angry1and2donot3sin;4donot7let8the5sun6go down8on9your12anger,11 and1give2no1opportunity3to the4devil.5 Let4the1thief2no longer3steal,4but6rather5let him labor,7doing8honest work1213with his own10hands,11so that14he may have15somethingto share with16anyone17in need.1819 Let9no18corrupting3talk2come9out of4your7mouths,6but only10such as1112isgood13for14building up,15asfits17the16occasion,17that18it may give19grace20to those21who hear.22 And1donot2grieve3the4Holy7Spirit5of God,9by10whom11you were sealed12for13the day14of redemption.15 Let11all1bitterness2and3wrath4and5anger6and7clamor8and9slander10be put away11from12you,13along with14all15malice.16 Be1kind5to3one another,4tenderhearted,6forgiving7one another,8as9God12in13Christ14forgave15you.16