1I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, 2with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 5one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all. 7But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Messiah. 8Therefore he says, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men. 9(Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10He who descended is the same who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of ministering, to the building up of the body of Messiah: 13until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a fullgrown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Messiah: 14that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, according to the wiles of error; 15but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Messiah; 16from whom all the body fitly framed and knit together through what every joint supplies, according to the working in due measure of each part, makes the increase of the body to the building up of itself in love. 17This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart; 19who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20But you did not so learn Messiah; 21if indeed you heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Yeshua: 22that you put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that grows corrupt according to the lusts of deceit; 23and that you may be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24and put on the new man, which according to God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth. 25Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. 26Be angry, and do not sin: do not let the sun go down upon your wrath: 27nor give place to the devil. 28Let him who stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need. 29Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed to the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: 32and be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Messiah forgave you.