Ephesians:4:1-16
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I ,
then ,
the prisoner of the Lord ,
beseech you to walk worthy of the calling ,
by which you are called ,
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with all humility and meekness ;
with long-suffering ,
bearing with one another in love ;
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earnestly endeavoring to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the bond of peace .
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There is one body ,
and one Spirit ;
as also you have been called with one hope of your calling ;
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one Lord ,
one faith ,
one immersion ;
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one God and Father of all ,
who is over all ,
and with all ,
and in you all .
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But to every one of us is given favor ,
according to the measure of the gift of Christ ;
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Wherefore he says ,
Having ascended on high ,
he captivated captivity ,
and gave gifts to men .
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Now ,
this-Having ascended ,
what is it ,
unless ,
indeed ,
he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth !
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He who descended ,
is the same who also ascended far above all the heavens ,
that he might fill all things .)
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And he gave some ,
indeed ,
Apostles ;
and some ,
prophets ;
and some ,
evangelists ;
and some ,
pastors and teachers ;
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for the adapting of these saints to the work of the ministry ,
for the edification of the body of Christ :
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till we all come to the unity of the faith ,
and of the knowledge of the Son of God ;
to a perfect man ;
to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ :
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that we may be no longer children ,
tossed and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sight of men ,
and by cunning craftiness for an artifice of seduction :
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but speaking the truth in love ,
we may all grow into him ,
who is the Head ,
even Christ ;
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from whom ,
the whole body ,
fitly joined together ,
and compacted by the service of every joint ,
according to the energy ,
in the proportion of each particular part ,
effects the increase of the body ,
for the edification of itself in love .
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