| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, | 1I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called, |
| 2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; | 2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, |
| 3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. | 3making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
| 4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; | 4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling, |
| 5One Lord, one faith, one baptism, | 5one Lord, one faith, one baptism, |
| 6One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. | 6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. |
| 7But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. | 7But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. |
| 8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. | 8Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men." |
| 9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? | 9Now what is the meaning of "he ascended," except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth? |
| 10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) | 10He, the very one who descended, is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things. |
| 11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; | 11It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, |
| 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: | 12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ, |
| 13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: | 13until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God--a mature person, attaining to the measure of Christ's full stature. |
| 14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; | 14So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes. |
| 15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: | 15But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head. |
| 16From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted 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. | 16From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together through every supporting ligament. As each one does its part, the body grows in love. |
| 17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, | 17So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. |
| 18Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: | 18They are darkened in their understanding, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. |
| 19Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. | 19Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. |
| 20But ye have not so learned Christ; | 20But you did not learn about Christ like this, |
| 21If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: | 21if indeed you heard about him and were taught in him, just as the truth is in Jesus. |
| 22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; | 22You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires, |
| 23And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; | 23to be renewed in the spirit of your mind, |
| 24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. | 24and to put on the new man who has been created in God's image--in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth. |
| 25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. | 25Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another. |
| 26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: | 26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger. |
| 27Neither give place to the devil. | 27Do not give the devil an opportunity. |
| 28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. | 28The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need. |
| 29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. | 29You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear. |
| 30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. | 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. |
| 31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: | 31You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk. |
| 32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. | 32Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you. |
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