Book of Common Prayer
Therefore I Exhort You To Walk Worthily of Your Calling, Keeping The Unity of The Spirit
4 Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all humblemindedness and gentleness, with patience bearing-with one another in love, 3 being diligent to keep[a] the unity of [b] the Spirit in the bond of [c] peace—
God Made Us One, And Gave Gifts And Grace To Each One of Us
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, the One over all and through all and in all; 7 and to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
For Scripture Says Jesus Ascended On High And Gave Gifts To His People
8 For this reason it says, “having ascended to on-high, He led captivity captive[d], He gave gifts to people” [Ps 68:18].
9 Now what does the “He ascended” mean except that He also descended into the lower parts of the earth[e]? 10 The One having descended is Himself also the One having ascended far above all the heavens, in order that He might fill all things.
He Gave Gifted People To Equip The Saints To Build Up The Body of Christ To Maturity
11 And He Himself gave some as apostles, and others as prophets, and others as evangelists, and others as shepherds and teachers, 12 for[f] the equipping[g] of the saints for the work of ministry[h], for the building-up of the body of Christ 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature[i] man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, being tossed-about and carried-around by every wind of teaching, by the trickery of people, by craftiness with-regard-to[j] the scheme of [k] error[l], 15 but that while speaking-the-truth in love, we may grow as to all things into Him Who is the head— Christ, 16 from Whom the whole body, being fitted-together[m] and held-together by every joint of supply according to the working in measure of each individual part, is producing the growth of the body for the building-up of itself in love.
15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 And I will request the Father, and He will give you another Helper[a] to be with[b] you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, Whom the world is not able to receive because it does not see nor know Him. You know Him because He abides with[c] you, and will be in[d] you.
You Will See Me Again. And I Will Reveal Myself To Those Who Love Me
18 “I will not leave you as orphans. I am going to come to you. 19 A little longer, and the world is no longer going to see Me, but you are going to see Me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day, you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you. 21 The one having My commandments and keeping them— that one is the one loving[e] Me. And the one loving Me will be loved by My Father. And I will love him and reveal Myself to him”.
The Father And I Will Abide With Those Who Love Me And Keep My Word
22 Judas (not the Iscariot) says to Him, “Lord, what indeed has taken place that You are going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world[f]?” 23 Jesus responded and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. And My Father will love him. And We will come to him. And We will make a place-to-stay with him. 24 The one not loving Me does not keep My words. And the word which you[g] are hearing is not Mine, but the Father’s having sent Me.
The Holy Spirit Whom The Father Will Send In My Name Will Teach You All Things
25 “I have spoken these things to you while staying[h] with you. 26 But the Helper— the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name— that One will teach you all things, and remind you of everything which I said to you.
I Leave You My Peace. Do Not Be Troubled. I Am Returning To The Father
27 “I leave you peace. I give you My peace. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid[i]. 28 You heard that I said to you, ‘I am going, and I am coming to you’. If you were loving[j] Me, you would have rejoiced that I am going to the Father, because[k] the Father is greater than Me. 29 And now I have told you before it takes place, in order that when it takes place, you may believe.
I Love The Father And Am Doing Just What He Commanded Me To Do
30 “I will no longer speak many things with you, for the ruler of the world is coming. And he does not have anything[l] in Me, 31 but it is taking place in order that the world may know that I love[m] the Father, and that just as the Father commanded Me, so I am doing.
I Am The Vine. Abide In Me And Bear Much Fruit. Abide In My Love
“Arise, let us be going from here.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing