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Ephesians:4 Parallel Bible - YLT KJV WEY

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Ephesians 4:1

Call upon you, then, do I the prisoner of the Lord to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

I, then, the prisoner for the Master's sake, entreat you to live and act as becomes those who have received the call that you have received

Ephesians 4:2

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

with all lowliness of mind and unselfishness, and with patience, bearing with one another lovingly, and earnestly striving to maintain,

Ephesians 4:3

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;

Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

in the uniting bond of peace, the unity given by the Spirit.

Ephesians 4:4

one body and one Spirit, according as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

There is but one body and but one Spirit, as also when you were called you had one and the same hope held out to you.

Ephesians 4:5

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

There is but one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Ephesians 4:6

one God and Father of all, who [is] over all, and through all, and in you all,

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

and one God and Father of all, who rules over all, acts through all, and dwells in all.

Ephesians 4:7

and to each one of you was given the grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ,

But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Yet to each of us individually grace was given, measured out with the munificence of Christ.

Ephesians 4:8

wherefore, he saith, `Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,`

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

For this reason Scripture says: "He re-ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, and gave gifts to men."

Ephesians 4:9

and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth?

(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

(Now this "re-ascended" what does it mean but that He had first descended into the lower regions of the earth?

Ephesians 4:10

he who went down is the same also who went up far above all the heavens, that He may fill all things

He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

He who descended is the same as He who ascended again far above all the Heavens in order to fill the universe.)

Ephesians 4:11

and He gave some [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] proclaimers of good news, and some [as] shepherds and teachers,

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

And He Himself appointed some to be Apostles, some to be Prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers,

Ephesians 4:12

unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

in order fully to equip His people for the work of serving for the building up of Christ's body

Ephesians 4:13

till we may all come to the unity of the faith and of the recognition of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a measure of stature of the fulness of the Christ,

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:

till we all of us arrive at oneness in faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and at mature manhood and the stature of full-grown men in Christ.

Ephesians 4:14

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,

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;

So we shall no longer be babes nor shall we resemble mariners tossed on the waves and carried about with every changing wind of doctrine according to men's cleverness and unscrupulous cunning, making use of every shifting device to mislead.

Ephesians 4:15

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him [in] all things, who is the head the Christ;

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

But we shall lovingly hold to the truth, and shall in all respects grow up into union with Him who is our Head, even Christ.

Ephesians 4:16

from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body doth make for the building up of itself in love.

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.

Dependent on Him, the whole body its various parts closely fitting and firmly adhering to one another grows by the aid of every contributory link, with power proportioned to the need of each individual part, so as to build itself up in a spirit of love.

Ephesians 4:17

This, then, I say, and I testify in the Lord; ye are no more to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

Therefore I warn you, and I implore you in the name of the Master, no longer to live as the Gentiles in their perverseness live,

Ephesians 4:18

being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

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:

with darkened understandings, having by reason of the ignorance which is deep-seated in them and the insensibility of their moral nature, no share in the Life which God gives.

Ephesians 4:19

who, having ceased to feel, themselves did give up to the lasciviousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;

Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

Such men being past feeling have abandoned themselves to impurity, greedily indulging in every kind of profligacy.

Ephesians 4:20

and ye did not so learn the Christ,

But ye have not so learned Christ;

But these are not the lessons which you have learned from Christ;

Ephesians 4:21

if so be ye did hear him, and in him were taught, as truth is in Jesus;

If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

if at least you have heard His voice and in Him have been taught and this is true Christian teaching

Ephesians 4:22

ye are to put off concerning the former behaviour the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

to put away, in regard to your former mode of life, your original evil nature which is doomed to perish as befits its misleading impulses,

Ephesians 4:23

and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

and to get yourselves renewed in the temper of your minds and clothe yourselves

Ephesians 4:24

and to put on the new man, which, according to God, was created in righteousness and kindness of the truth.

And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

with that new and better self which has been created to resemble God in the righteousness and holiness which come from the truth.

Ephesians 4:25

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

For this reason, laying aside falsehood, every one of you should speak the truth to his fellow man; for we are, as it were, parts of one another.

Ephesians 4:26

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

If angry, beware of sinning. Let not your irritation last until the sun goes down;

Ephesians 4:27

neither give place to the devil;

Neither give place to the devil.

and do not leave room for the Devil.

Ephesians 4:28

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

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.

He who has been a thief must steal no more, but, instead of that, should work with his own hands in honest industry, so that he may have something of which he can give the needy a share.

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

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.

Let no unwholesome words ever pass your lips, but let all your words be good for benefiting others according to the need of the moment, so that they may be a means of blessing to the hearers.

Ephesians 4:30

and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

And beware of grieving the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed in preparation for the day of Redemption.

Ephesians 4:31

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Let all bitterness and all passionate feeling, all anger and loud insulting language, be unknown among you and also every kind of malice.

Ephesians 4:32

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

On the contrary learn to be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ has also forgiven you.

The Young's Literal Translation Online Bible (YLT)

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The Weymouth New Testament Online Bible (WEY)