Ephesians 4:11-24

English Standard Version

¹¹ And ^(A)he gave the ^(B)apostles, the prophets, the ^(C)evangelists, the ^(D)shepherds^[a] and teachers,^{[b] 12 (E)}to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for ^(F)building up ^(G)the body of Christ, ¹³ until we all attain to ^(H)the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, ^(I)to mature manhood,^[c] to the measure of the stature of ^(J)the fullness of Christ, ¹⁴ so that we may no longer be children, ^(K)tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in ^(L)deceitful schemes. ¹⁵ Rather, ^(M)speaking the truth in love, we are to ^(N)grow up in every way into him who is ^(O)the head, into Christ, ^16 (P)from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, ^(Q)when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

The New Life

¹⁷ Now this I say and ^(R)testify in the Lord, ^(S)that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, ^(T)in the futility of their minds. ¹⁸ They ^(U)are darkened in their understanding, ^(V)alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to ^(W)their hardness of heart. ¹⁹ They ^(X)have become callous and ^(Y)have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. ²⁰ But that is not the way you ^(Z)learned Christ!— ²¹ assuming that ^(AA)you have heard about him and ^(AB)were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, ²² to ^(AC)put off ^(AD)your old self,^[d] which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through ^(AE)deceitful desires, ²³ and ^(AF)to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, ²⁴ and to put on ^(AG)the new self, ^(AH)created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.