The KJV Bible With Strong's References:
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Ephesians 4
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- 4:1
I
therefore, the
prisoner
of the
Lord,
beseech
you that ye
walk
worthy of the
vocation
wherewith ye are
called,
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- 4:2
With
all
lowliness
and
meekness,
with
longsuffering,
forbearing one
another
in
love;
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- 4:3
Endeavouring to
keep the
unity of the
Spirit
in the
bond of
peace.
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- 4:4 There is
one
body,
and
one
Spirit, even
as
ye are
called
in
one
hope of
your
calling;
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- 4:5
One
Lord,
one
faith,
one
baptism,
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- 4:6
One
God
and
Father of
all,
who is
above
all,
and
through
all,
and
in
you
all.
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- 4:7
But unto
every
one of
us is
given
grace according
to the
measure of the
gift of
Christ.
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- 4:8
Wherefore he
saith, When he
ascended
up on
high, he led
captivity
captive,
and
gave
gifts unto
men.
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- 4:9
(Now that he
ascended,
what is
it
but
that
he
also
descended
first
into the
lower
parts of the
earth?
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- 4:10
He that
descended
is the same
also that ascended
up far
above
all
heavens,
that he might
fill all
things.)
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- 4:11
And
he
gave
some,
apostles;
and some,
prophets;
and some,
evangelists;
and some,
pastors
and
teachers;
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- 4:12
For the
perfecting of the
saints,
for the
work of the
ministry,
for the
edifying of the
body of
Christ:
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- 4:13
Till 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:
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- 4:14
That 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;
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- 4:15
But speaking the
truth
in
love, may grow
up
into
him in all
things,
which
is the
head, even
Christ:
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- 4:16
From
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.
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- 4:17
This I
say
therefore,
and
testify
in the
Lord, that
ye
henceforth
walk
not
as
*
other
Gentiles
walk,
in the
vanity of
their
mind,
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- 4:18 Having the
understanding
darkened,
being
alienated from the
life of
God
through the
ignorance that
is
in
them,
because of the
blindness of
their
heart:
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- 4:19
Who being past
feeling have
given
themselves
over unto
lasciviousness,
to
work
all
uncleanness
with
greediness.
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- 4:20
But
ye
have
not
so
learned
Christ;
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- 4:21 If so be
that ye have
heard
him,
and have been
taught
by
him,
as the
truth
is
in
Jesus:
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- 4:22 That
ye put
off
concerning the
former
conversation the
old
man,
which is
corrupt
according to the
deceitful
lusts;
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- 4:23
And be
renewed in the
spirit of
your
mind;
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- 4:24
And that ye put
on the
new
man,
which
after
God is
created
in
righteousness
and
true
holiness.
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- 4:25
Wherefore putting
away
lying,
speak every
man
truth
with
his
neighbour:
for we
are
members one of
another.
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- 4:26 Be ye
angry,
and
sin
not:
let
not the
sun go
down
upon
your
wrath:
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- 4:27
Neither
give
place to the
devil.
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- 4:28
Let 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
*.
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- 4:29
Let
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.
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- 4:30
And
grieve
not the
holy
Spirit of
God,
whereby
ye are
sealed
unto the
day of
redemption.
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- 4:31
Let
all
bitterness,
and
wrath,
and
anger,
and
clamour,
and evil
speaking, be put
away
from
you,
with
all
malice:
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- 4:32
And
be ye
kind one to
another
*,
tenderhearted,
forgiving one
another, even
as
*
God
for
Christ's
sake hath
forgiven
you.
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