Ephesians 4:25 - Prayer Tents

Unity and Diversity in the Body of Christ

4I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received,G1473G3767G1198G1722G2962G3870G5209G4043G516G2821G3739G2564

2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting one another in love,G3326G3956G5012G2532G4236G3326G3115G430G240G1722G26

3diligently keeping the unity of the Spirit with the peace that binds [us].G4704G5083G1775G4151G1722G4886G1515

4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope at your calling;G1520G4983G2532G1520G4151G2531G2532G2564G1722G3391G1680G5216G2821

5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,G1520G2962G1520G4102G3391G908

6one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.G1520G2316G2532G3962G3956G3588G1909G3956G2532G1223G3956G2532G1722G5213G3956

7Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of the Messiah's gift.G1161G1538G1520G2257G1325G5485G2596G3358G1431G5547

8For it says: When He ascended on high, He took prisoners into captivity; He gave gifts to people.G1352G3004G305G1519G5311G162G161G2532G1325G1390G444

9But what does "He ascended" mean except that He descended to the lower parts of the earth?G1161G305G5101G2076G1508G3754G2597G2532G2597G4412G1519G2737G3313G1093

10The One who descended is the same as the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.G846G2597G2076G2532G305G5231G3956G3772G2443G4137G3956

11And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,G2532G846G1325G3303G652G1161G4396G1161G2099G1161G4166G2532G1320

12for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,G4314G2677G40G1519G2041G1248G1519G3619G4983G5547

13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God's Son, [growing] into a mature man with a stature measured by Christ's fullness.G3360G3956G2658G1519G1775G4102G2532G1922G5207G2316G1519G5046G435G1519G3358G2244G4138G5547

14Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.G2443G5600G3371G3516G2831G2532G4064G3956G417G1319G1722G2940G444G1722G3834G4314G3180G4106

15But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head— Christ.G1161G226G1722G26G837G1519G846G3956G3739G2076G2776G5547

16From Him the whole body, fitted and knit together by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth of the body for building up itself in love by the proper working of each individual part.G1537G3739G3956G4983G4883G2532G4822G1223G3956G860G2024G2596G1753G1722G3358G1538G1520G3313G4160G838G4983G1519G3619G1438G1722G26

Living the New Life

17Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their thoughts.G5124G3004G3767G2532G3143G1722G2962G5209G3371G4043G3371G2531G2532G3062G1484G4043G1722G3153G846G3563

18They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts.G1271G4654G5607G526G2222G2316G1223G52G5607G1722G846G1223G4457G846G2588

19They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.G3748G524G3860G1438G3860G766G1519G2039G3956G167G1722G4124

20But that is not how you learned about the Messiah,G1161G5210G3129G3756G3779G3129G5547

21assuming you heard Him and were taught by Him, because the truth is in Jesus:G1489G191G846G2532G1321G1722G846G2531G225G2076G1722G2424

22you took off your former way of life, the old man that is corrupted by deceitful desires;G5209G659G2596G4387G391G3820G444G3588G5351G2596G539G1939

23you are being renewed in the spirit of your minds;G1161G365G4151G5216G3563

24you put on the new man, the one created according to God's [likeness] in righteousness and purity of the truth.G2532G1746G2537G444G3588G2596G2316G2936G1722G1343G2532G225G3742

25Since you put away lying, Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.G1352G659G5579G2980G1538G225G3326G846G4139G3754G2070G3196G240

26Be angry and do not sin. Don't let the sun go down on your anger,G3710G2532G264G3361G1931G3361G2246G1931G1909G5216G3950

27and don't give the Devil an opportunity.G3383G1325G5117G1228

28The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.G2813G2813G2813G3371G1161G3123G2872G2038G5495G18G2443G2192G3330G5532G2192

29No rotten talk should come from your mouth, but only what is good for the building up of someone in need, in order to give grace to those who hear.G4550G3361G3956G4550G3056G1607G1537G5216G4750G235G1536G18G4314G5532G3619G2443G1325G5485G191

30And don't grieve God's Holy Spirit, who sealed you for the day of redemption.G2532G3076G3361G40G4151G2316G1722G3739G4972G1519G2250G629

31All bitterness, anger and wrath, insult and slander must be removed from you, along with all wickedness.G142G3956G4088G2532G2372G2532G3709G2532G2906G2532G988G142G575G5216G4862G3956G2549

32And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.G1161G1096G5543G1519G240G2155G5483G1438G2531G2532G2316G1722G5547G1722G5483G5213