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Ephesians 4:11-24
New American Standard Bible

11 And He (A)gave (B)some as apostles, some as prophets, some as (C)evangelists, some as [a]pastors and (D)teachers, 12 (E)for the equipping of the [b]saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of (F)the body of Christ; 13 until we all attain to (G)the unity of the faith, and of the [c](H)knowledge of the Son of God, to a (I)mature man, to the measure of the stature [d]which belongs to the (J)fullness of Christ. 14 [e]As a result, we are (K)no longer to be children, (L)tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by (M)craftiness [f]in (N)deceitful scheming; 15 but [g]speaking the truth (O)in love, [h]we are to (P)grow up in all aspects into Him who is the (Q)head, that is, Christ, 16 from whom (R)the whole body, being fitted and held together [i]by what every joint supplies, according to the [j]proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself (S)in love.

The Christian’s Walk

17 (T)So I say this, and affirm in the Lord, (U)that you are to no longer walk just as the [k]Gentiles also walk, in the (V)futility of their minds, 18 being (W)darkened in their understanding, [l](X)excluded from the life of God because of the (Y)ignorance that is in them, because of the (Z)hardness of their heart; 19 and they, having (AA)become callous, (AB)have given themselves up to (AC)indecent behavior [m]for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 20 But you did not (AD)learn Christ in this way, 21 if indeed you (AE)have heard Him and have (AF)been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, 22 that, in reference to your former way of life, you are to (AG)rid yourselves of the (AH)old [n]self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the (AI)lusts of deceit, 23 and that you are to be (AJ)renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to (AK)put on the (AL)new [o]self, which [p](AM)in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:11 From Gr for shepherds
  2. Ephesians 4:12 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  3. Ephesians 4:13 Or true knowledge
  4. Ephesians 4:13 Lit of the fullness
  5. Ephesians 4:14 Lit So that we will no longer be
  6. Ephesians 4:14 Lit with regard to the scheming of deceit
  7. Ephesians 4:15 Or holding to; or being truthful in
  8. Ephesians 4:15 Or let’s grow up
  9. Ephesians 4:16 Lit through every joint of the supply
  10. Ephesians 4:16 Lit working in measure
  11. Ephesians 4:17 I.e., unbelieving Gentiles
  12. Ephesians 4:18 Or alienated
  13. Ephesians 4:19 Or greedy for the practice of every kind of impurity
  14. Ephesians 4:22 Lit person
  15. Ephesians 4:24 Lit person
  16. Ephesians 4:24 Lit according to God
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ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 4:11-24
SBL Greek New Testament

11 καὶ αὐτὸς ἔδωκεν τοὺς μὲν ἀποστόλους, τοὺς δὲ προφήτας, τοὺς δὲ εὐαγγελιστάς, τοὺς δὲ ποιμένας καὶ διδασκάλους, 12 πρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων εἰς ἔργον διακονίας, εἰς οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ, 13 μέχρι καταντήσωμεν οἱ πάντες εἰς τὴν ἑνότητα τῆς πίστεως καὶ τῆς ἐπιγνώσεως τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, εἰς ἄνδρα τέλειον, εἰς μέτρον ἡλικίας τοῦ πληρώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ, 14 ἵνα μηκέτι ὦμεν νήπιοι, κλυδωνιζόμενοι καὶ περιφερόμενοι παντὶ ἀνέμῳ τῆς διδασκαλίας ἐν τῇ κυβείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐν πανουργίᾳ πρὸς τὴν μεθοδείαν τῆς πλάνης, 15 ἀληθεύοντες δὲ ἐν ἀγάπῃ αὐξήσωμεν εἰς αὐτὸν τὰ πάντα, ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλή, [a]Χριστός, 16 ἐξ οὗ πᾶν τὸ σῶμα συναρμολογούμενον καὶ συμβιβαζόμενον διὰ πάσης ἁφῆς τῆς ἐπιχορηγίας κατ’ ἐνέργειαν ἐν μέτρῳ ἑνὸς ἑκάστου μέρους τὴν αὔξησιν τοῦ σώματος ποιεῖται εἰς οἰκοδομὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ.

17 Τοῦτο οὖν λέγω καὶ μαρτύρομαι ἐν κυρίῳ, μηκέτι ὑμᾶς περιπατεῖν καθὼς καὶ [b]τὰ ἔθνη περιπατεῖ ἐν ματαιότητι τοῦ νοὸς αὐτῶν, 18 [c]ἐσκοτωμένοι τῇ διανοίᾳ ὄντες, ἀπηλλοτριωμένοι τῆς ζωῆς τοῦ θεοῦ, διὰ τὴν ἄγνοιαν τὴν οὖσαν ἐν αὐτοῖς, διὰ τὴν πώρωσιν τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν, 19 οἵτινες ἀπηλγηκότες ἑαυτοὺς παρέδωκαν τῇ ἀσελγείᾳ εἰς ἐργασίαν ἀκαθαρσίας πάσης ἐν πλεονεξίᾳ. 20 ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐχ οὕτως ἐμάθετε τὸν Χριστόν, 21 εἴ γε αὐτὸν ἠκούσατε καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ ἐδιδάχθητε, καθώς ἐστιν ἀλήθεια ἐν τῷ Ἰησοῦ, 22 ἀποθέσθαι ὑμᾶς κατὰ τὴν προτέραν ἀναστροφὴν τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον τὸν φθειρόμενον κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τῆς ἀπάτης, 23 ἀνανεοῦσθαι δὲ τῷ πνεύματι τοῦ νοὸς ὑμῶν, 24 καὶ ἐνδύσασθαι τὸν καινὸν ἄνθρωπον τὸν κατὰ θεὸν κτισθέντα ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ὁσιότητι τῆς ἀληθείας.

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Footnotes

  1. ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 4:15 Χριστός WH Treg NIV ] ὁ Χριστός RP
  2. ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 4:17 τὰ WH Treg NIV ] + λοιπὰ RP
  3. ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 4:18 ἐσκοτωμένοι WH Treg NIV ] ἐσκοτισμένοι RP
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