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Ephesians 4

Unity of the Spirit

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Thereforeg3767 I,  athe prisonerg1198 of the Lordg2962,  bimploreg3870 you to  cwalkg4043 in a mannerg516 worthyg516 of the  dcallingg2821 with whichg3739 you have been  ecalledg2564,

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with allg3956  ahumilityg5012a and gentlenessg4240, with patienceg3115, showingg430 toleranceg430 for oneg240 anotherg240  bin loveg26,

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being diligentg4704 to preserveg5083 the unityg1775b of the Spiritg4151 in the  abondg4886 of peaceg1515.

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There is  aoneg1520 bodyg4983 and oneg1520 Spiritg4151, justg2531a as alsog2532 you were calledg2564 in oneg1520  bhopeg1680 of your callingg2821;

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 aoneg1520 Lordg2962, oneg1520 faithg4102, oneg1520 baptismg908,

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oneg1520 Godg2316 and Fatherg3962 of allg3956  awhog3588 is overg1909 allg3956 and throughg1223 allg3956 and in allg3956.

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But  ato eachg1538 oneg1520 of us  bgraceg5485 was giveng1325  caccordingg2596 to the measureg3358 of Christ'sg5547 giftg1431.

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Thereforeg1352  1it saysg3004, " aWHEN HE ASCENDEDg305 ON HIGHg5311, HE  bLEDg162 CAPTIVEg162 A HOSTg161 OF CAPTIVESg161, AND HE GAVEg1325 GIFTSg1390 TO MENg444."

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(Nowg1161 thisg3588 expression, "He  aascendedg305," whatg5101  1does it meang1510 exceptg1508 that He alsog2532  2had descendedg2597 into  bthe lowerg2737a partsg3313 of the earthg1093?

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He who descendedg2597 is Himselfg846 alsog2532 He who ascendedg305  afarg5231 aboveg5231 allg3956 the heavensg3772, sog2443 that He might  bfillg4137 allg3956 thingsg3956.)

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And He  agaveg1325  bsomeg3588g3303a as apostlesg652, and someg3588 as prophetsg4396, and someg3588 as  cevangelistsg2099, and someg3588 as pastorsg4166 and  dteachersg1320,

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 afor the equippingg2677 of the  1saintsg40 for the workg2041 of serviceg1248, to the buildingg3619 up of  bthe bodyg4983 of Christg5547;

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untilg3360 we allg3956 attaing2658 to  athe unityg1775b of the faithg4102, and of the  1 bknowledgeg1922 of the Song5207 of Godg2316, to a  cmatureg5046 mang435, to the measureg3358 of the statureg2244  2which belongs to the  dfullnessg4138 of Christg5547.

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 1As a resultg2443, we are  anog3371 longerg3371 to be childreng3516,  btossedg2831 hereg2831 and thereg2831 by wavesg2831 and carriedg4064 aboutg4064 by everyg3956 windg417 of doctrineg1319, by the trickeryg2940 of meng444, by  ccraftinessg3834  2in  ddeceitfulg4106 schemingg3180;

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but  1speakingg226 the truthg226  ain loveg26,  2we are to  bgrowg837 up in allg3956 aspects into Him whog3739 is the  cheadg2776, even Christg5547,

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from whomg3739  athe wholeg3956 bodyg4983, being fittedg4883 and heldg4822 togetherg4822g4883  1by whatg1223 everyg3956 jointg860 suppliesg2024, accordingg2596 to the  2properg3358 workingg1753b of eachg1538 individualg1520 partg3313, causesg4160 the growthg838 of the bodyg4983 for the buildingg3619 up of itselfg1438  bin loveg26.

The Christian's Walk

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 aSog3767 thisg3778 I sayg3004, and affirmg3143 togetherg1722 with the Lordg2962,  bthat you walkg4043 nog3371 longerg3371 justg2531a as the Gentilesg1484 alsog2532 walkg4043, in the  cfutilityg3153 of their mindg3563,

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beingg1510  adarkenedg4656 in their understandingg1271,  1 bexcludedg526 from the lifeg2222 of Godg2316 becauseg1223 of the  cignoranceg52 that is in them, becauseg1223 of the  dhardnessg4457 of their heartg2588;

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and they, having  abecomeg524 callousg524,  bhave giveng3860 themselvesg1438 overg3860 to  csensualityg766  1for the practiceg2039 of everyg3956 kindg3956 of impurityg167 with greedinessg4124.

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But you did not  alearng3129  1Christg5547 in thisg3779 wayg3779,

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ifg1487 indeedg1065 you  ahave heardg191 Him and have  bbeen taughtg1321 in Him, justg2531a as truthg225 is in Jesusg2424,

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that, in referenceg2596 to your formerg4387 mannerg391 of lifeg391, you  alayg659 asideg659 the  boldg3820  1selfg444, which is being corruptedg5351 in accordanceg2596 with the  clustsg1939 of deceitg539,

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and that you be  arenewedg365 in the spiritg4151 of your mindg3563,

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and  aputg1746a on the  bnewg2537  1selfg444, which  2 cin the likeness of Godg2316 has been createdg2936 in righteousnessg1343 and holinessg3742 of the truthg225.

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Thereforeg1352,  alayingg659 asideg659 falsehoodg5579,  bSPEAKg2980 TRUTHg225 EACHg1538 ONEg1538 of you WITH HIS NEIGHBORg4139, for we are  cmembersg3196 of oneg240 anotherg240.

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 aBE ANGRYg3710, AND yet DO NOT SINg264; do not let the sung2246 gog1931 downg1931 on your angerg3950,

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and do not  agiveg1325 the devilg1228  1an opportunityg5117.

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He who stealsg2813 must stealg2813 nog3371 longerg3371; but ratherg3123  ahe must laborg2872,  bperformingg2038b with his owng2398 handsg5495 whatg18 is goodg18,  csog2443 that he will haveg2192 something to shareg3330 with  1oneg3588 who hasg2192 needg5532.

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Let nog3361g3956  1 aunwholesomeg4550 wordg3056 proceedg1607 from your mouthg4750, but onlyg1487 suchg5100 a word as is goodg18 for  bedificationg3619  2according to the needg5532 of the moment, sog2443 that it will giveg1325 graceg5485 to thoseg3588 who hearg191.

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 aDo not grieveg3076 the Holyg40 Spiritg4151 of Godg2316,  1by whomg3739 you were  bsealedg4972 for the dayg2250 of redemptiong629.

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 aLet allg3956 bitternessg4088 and wrathg2372 and angerg3709 and clamorg2906 and slanderg988 be  bputg142 awayg142 from you, alongg4862 with allg3956  cmaliceg2549.

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 aBe kindg5543 to oneg240 anotherg240, tender-heartedg2155, forgivingg5483 eachg1438 otherg1438,  bjustg2531a as Godg2316 in Christg5547 alsog2532 has forgiveng5483  1you.



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