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以弗所书 4
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在基督身体里的关系

4 所以，我这个在主里的囚犯劝你们：行事为人要配得上你们所蒙的召唤， 2 要以完全的谦卑和温柔，以耐心，在爱中彼此容忍； 3 以和平的联结，努力保持属圣灵的合一： 4 一个身体、一位圣灵，就像你们蒙召时也被召入一个盼望， 5 一位主、一个信仰、一个洗礼、 6 一位神——就是万有之父，他超越万有[a]，贯通万有，在万有之中。

7 然而，我们每一个人都按照基督恩赐的尺度被赐予了恩典。 8 所以经上说：

他升上高天的时候，掳掠了俘虏，
把各样的恩惠赐给了人。[b]

9 那么“他升上”这话是什么意思呢？难道不也是说[c]他曾降到地的低层[d]吗？ 10 降下来的那一位，也就是为要充满[e]万有而升到诸天之上的那一位。 11 他赐下一些人做使徒，一些人做先知传道[f]，一些人做传福音者，一些人做牧人或教师， 12 为了要装备圣徒去做服事的工作，以建立基督的身体； 13 直到我们大家达到在信仰上以及对神儿子真正认识上的合一，达到成熟人[g]的地步，达到基督那丰盛完美的身量。 14 这样，我们就不再是小孩子，在人的狡诈和诡计中陷入那迷惑人的骗局，被各种教义之风摇动，飘来飘去。 15 我们却要在爱中说真话，在一切事上向着他长进；他就是头，是基督。 16 本于他，全身藉着每一个关节的支持，照着每一个部分[h]适当的功用，互相连接，结合在一起，使身体渐渐成长，以致在爱中建立自己。

新人新生活

17 所以，我这样说，并且在主里忠告：你们行事不要再像[i]外邦人那样，在自己虚妄的理性中行事[j]； 18 他们的意念变为黑暗，因着那在自己里面的愚昧无知和心里的刚硬，就与神的生命隔绝了； 19 他们麻木不仁，任凭自己好色，以致贪婪地行出各样污秽的事。

20 但你们学了基督，就不是这样—— 21 如果你们真的听从了他，又照着在耶稣里的真理，在他里面受了教导， 22 为了你们脱去在过去行为上的旧人。这旧人顺着迷惑人的私欲受败坏， 23 而你们在自己的心灵里得以更新， 24 并且穿上新人；这新人是照着神的形像[k]，在真理的公义和圣洁中被造成的。

25 所以，你们既然脱去虚假，每个人就要与自己邻人说真话，[l]因为我们都是身体的一部分，彼此相属。 26 你们发怒却不可继续犯罪，[m]不可生气到日落， 27 也不可给魔鬼留地步。 28 偷窃的，不可再偷，反而要劳苦做工，亲手做有益处的事[n]，好使自己能有所得，分给有需要的人。 29 任何坏话都不可出口，而是按着需要说造就人的好话，使听的人得到益处。 30 不要让神的圣灵忧伤；你们蒙了他的印记，直到得赎的日子[o]。 31 你们要除掉一切苦毒、暴怒、愤怒、喧嚷、毁谤，以及一切的恶毒； 32 要以仁慈彼此相待，心存怜悯，互相饶恕，就像神在基督里饶恕了你们[p]那样。

Footnotes

  1. 以弗所书 4:6 万有——或译作“万人”。
  2. 以弗所书 4:8 《诗篇》68:18。
  3. 以弗所书 4:9 有古抄本附“首先”。
  4. 以弗所书 4:9 地的低层——或译作“地上更低微的地方”。
  5. 以弗所书 4:10 充满——或译作“成就”或“完成”。
  6. 以弗所书 4:11 做先知传道——原文直译“做先知”。
  7. 以弗所书 4:13 成熟人——或译作“完全人”。
  8. 以弗所书 4:16 部分——或译作“肢体”。
  9. 以弗所书 4:17 有古抄本附“其余”。
  10. 以弗所书 4:17 行事——原文直译“行走”。
  11. 以弗所书 4:24 的形像——辅助词语。
  12. 以弗所书 4:25 《撒迦利亚书》8:16。
  13. 以弗所书 4:26 《诗篇》4:4。
  14. 以弗所书 4:28 有益处的事——或译作“美善的事”。
  15. 以弗所书 4:30 日子——指“基督再来的日子”。
  16. 以弗所书 4:32 你们——有古抄本作“我们”。
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Ephesians 4
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Unity and Diversity in the Body of Christ

4 Therefore I, the prisoner for the Lord,(A) urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, 2 with all humility(B) and gentleness, with patience,(C) accepting[a](D) one another in love,(E) 3 diligently keeping the unity(F) of the Spirit(G) with the peace(H) that binds us. 4 There is one body and one Spirit(I)—just as you were called to one hope[b](J) at your calling— 5 one Lord,(K) one faith,(L) one baptism, 6 one God(M) and Father(N) of all, who is above all and through all and in all.(O)

7 Now grace was given to each one of us(P) according to the measure of the Messiah’s gift. 8 For it says:

When He ascended(Q) on high,
He took prisoners into captivity;[c]
He gave gifts to people.(R)[d]

9 But what does “He ascended” mean except that He[e] descended to the lower parts of the earth?[f](S) 10 The One who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens,(T) that He might fill[g] all things.(U) 11 And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,(V) 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son,(W) growing into a mature man with a stature(X) measured by Christ’s fullness. 14 Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching,(Y) by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit. 15 But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head(Z)—Christ. 16 From Him the whole body, fitted and knit together(AA) by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth(AB) of the body for building up itself in love by the proper working of each individual part.

Living the New Life

17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their thoughts. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts. 19 They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity(AC) with a desire for more and more.[h]

20 But that is not how you learned about the Messiah, 21 assuming you heard about Him and were taught by Him, because the truth(AD) is in Jesus. 22 You took off[i](AE) your former way of life,(AF) the old self[j](AG) that is corrupted by deceitful desires; 23 you are being renewed[k] in the spirit(AH) of your minds; 24 you put on[l](AI) the new self, the one created(AJ) according to God’s likeness(AK) in righteousness and purity of the truth.

25 Since you put away(AL) lying, Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor,(AM)[m] because we are members of one another. 26 Be angry and do not sin.(AN)[n] Don’t let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and don’t give the Devil an opportunity. 28 The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share(AO) with anyone in need. 29 No foul language is to come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need,[o] so that it gives grace to those who hear. 30 And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit.(AP) You were sealed by Him[p] for the day of redemption.(AQ) 31 All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice. 32 And be kind(AR) and compassionate(AS) to one another, forgiving(AT) one another, just as God also forgave you[q] in Christ.

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:2 Or tolerating
  2. Ephesians 4:4 Lit called in one hope
  3. Ephesians 4:8 Or He led the captives
  4. Ephesians 4:8 Ps 68:18
  5. Ephesians 4:9 Other mss add first
  6. Ephesians 4:9 Or the lower parts, namely, the earth
  7. Ephesians 4:10 Or fulfill; Eph 1:23
  8. Ephesians 4:19 Lit with greediness
  9. Ephesians 4:22 Or Jesus. This means: take off (as a command)
  10. Ephesians 4:22 Lit man; = a person before conversion
  11. Ephesians 4:23 Or desires; renew (as a command)
  12. Ephesians 4:24 Or minds; and put on (as a command)
  13. Ephesians 4:25 Zch 8:16
  14. Ephesians 4:26 Ps 4:4
  15. Ephesians 4:29 Lit for the building up of the need
  16. Ephesians 4:30 Or Spirit, by whom you were sealed
  17. Ephesians 4:32 Other mss read us
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Ephesians 4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Chapter 4

Unity in the Body. 1 [a]I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received,(A) 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love,(B) 3 striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace:(C) 4 [b]one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call;(D) 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;(E) 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.(F)

Diversity of Gifts. 7 But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.(G) 8 Therefore, it says:

“He ascended[c] on high and took prisoners captive;
    he gave gifts to men.”(H)

9 What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended into the lower [regions] of the earth? 10 The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

11 [d]And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,(I) 12 to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry,[e] for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood,[f] to the extent of the full stature of Christ,(J) 14 so that we may no longer be infants, tossed by waves and swept along by every wind of teaching arising from human trickery, from their cunning in the interests of deceitful scheming.(K) 15 Rather, living the truth in love, we should grow in every way into him who is the head,(L) Christ,[g] 16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, with the proper functioning of each part, brings about the body’s growth and builds itself up in love.(M)

Renewal in Christ.[h] 17 So I declare and testify in the Lord that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds;(N) 18 darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance, because of their hardness of heart,(O) 19 they have become callous and have handed themselves over to licentiousness for the practice of every kind of impurity to excess.(P) 20 That is not how you learned Christ, 21 assuming that you have heard of him and were taught in him, as truth is in Jesus, 22 that you should put away the old self of your former way of life, corrupted through deceitful desires,(Q) 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your minds,(R) 24 and put on[i] the new self, created in God’s way in righteousness and holiness of truth.(S)

IV. Daily Conduct, an Expression of Unity[j]

Rules for the New Life. 25 Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, for we are members one of another.(T) 26 Be angry but do not sin;(U) do not let the sun set on your anger,[k] 27 and do not leave room for the devil.(V) 28 The thief must no longer steal, but rather labor, doing honest work[l] with his [own] hands, so that he may have something to share with one in need.(W) 29 No foul language should come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for needed edification, that it may impart grace to those who hear.(X) 30 And do not grieve the holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption.[m] 31 All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice.(Y) 32 [And] be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ.(Z)

Footnotes

  1. 4:1–16 A general plea for unity in the church. Christians have been fashioned through the Spirit into a single harmonious religious community (one body, Eph 4:4, 12; cf. Eph 4:16), belonging to a single Lord (in contrast to the many gods of the pagan world), and by one way of salvation through faith, brought out especially by the significance of baptism (Eph 4:1–6; cf. Rom 6:1–11). But Christian unity is more than adherence to a common belief. It is manifested in the exalted Christ’s gifts to individuals to serve so as to make the community more Christlike (Eph 4:11–16). This teaching on Christ as the source of the gifts is introduced in Eph 4:8 by a citation of Ps 68:18, which depicts Yahweh triumphantly leading Israel to salvation in Jerusalem. It is here understood of Christ, ascending above all the heavens, the head of the church; through his redemptive death, resurrection, and ascension he has become the source of the church’s spiritual gifts. The “descent” of Christ (Eph 4:9–10) refers more probably to the incarnation (cf. Phil 2:6–8) than to Christ’s presence after his death in the world of the dead (cf. 1 Pt 3:19).
  2. 4:4–6 The “seven unities” (church, Spirit, hope; Lord, faith in Christ [Eph 1:13], baptism; one God) reflect the triune structure of later creeds in reverse.
  3. 4:8–10 While the emphasis is on an ascension and gift-giving by Christ, there is also a reference in taking prisoners captive to the aeons and powers mentioned at Eph 1:21; 2:2; 3:10; 6:12.
  4. 4:11 Concerning this list of ministers, cf. 1 Cor 12:28 and Rom 12:6–8. Evangelists: missionary preachers (cf. Acts 21:8; 2 Tm 4:5), not those who wrote gospels. Pastors and teachers: a single group in the Greek, shepherding congregations.
  5. 4:12 The ministerial leaders in Eph 4:11 are to equip the whole people of God for their work of ministry.
  6. 4:13 Mature manhood: literally, “a perfect man” (cf. Col 1:28), possibly the “one new person” of Eph 2:15, though there anthrōpos suggests humanity, while here anēr is the term for male. This personage becomes visible in the church’s growing to its fullness in the unity of those who believe in Christ.
  7. 4:15–16 The head, Christ: cf. Col 1:18 and contrast 1 Cor 12:12–27 and Rom 12:4–5 where Christ is identified with the whole body, including the head. The imagery may derive from ancient views in medicine, the head coordinating and caring for the body, each ligament (perhaps the ministers of Eph 4:11) supporting the whole. But as at Eph 2:19–22, where the temple is depicted as a growing organism, there may also be the idea here of growing toward the capstone, Christ.
  8. 4:17–24 Paul begins to indicate how the new life in Christ contrasts with the Gentiles’ old way of existence. Literally, the old self (Eph 4:22) and the new self (Eph 4:24) are “the old man” and “the new man” (anthrōpos, person), as at Eph 2:15; cf. note on Eph 4:13.
  9. 4:24 Put on: in baptism. See note on Gal 3:27.
  10. 4:25–6:20 For similar exhortations to a morally good life in response to God’s gift of faith, see notes on Rom 12:1–13:14 and Gal 5:13–26.
  11. 4:26 If angry, seek reconciliation that day, not giving the devil (Eph 6:11) opportunity to lead into sin.
  12. 4:28 Honest work: literally, “the good.” His [own] hands: some manuscripts have the full phrase as in 1 Cor 4:12.
  13. 4:30 See note on Eph 1:13.
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