Beginning

4 Therefore I bound for the Lord beseech you, that ye walk worthily in the calling, in which ye be called,

² with all meekness and mildness, with patience supporting each other in charity [with patience supporting, or up-bearing, together in charity],

³ busy to keep unity of Spirit in the bond of peace.

⁴ One body and one Spirit, as ye be called in one hope of your calling;

⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

⁶ one God and Father of all, which is above all men, and by all things, and in us all.

⁷ But to each of us grace is given by the measure of the giving of Christ [after the measure of the giving of Christ];

⁸ for which thing he saith, He ascending on high, led captivity captive, he gave gifts to men.

⁹ But what is it, that he ascended up, no but that also he came down first into the lower parts of the earth? [Forsooth that he ascended, what is it, no but for he descended first into the lower parts of the earth?]

¹⁰ He it is that came down, and that ascended [up] on all heavens, that he should fill all things.

¹¹ And he gave some apostles, some prophets, others evangelists, others shepherds and teachers,

¹² to the full ending of saints, into the work of ministry, into [the] edification of Christ's body,

¹³ till we run all, into unity of faith and of knowing of God's Son, into a perfect man, after the measure of the age of the plenty of Christ; [till we run all, in unity of faith and of knowing of God's Son, into a perfect man, into the measure of age of the plenty of Christ;]

¹⁴ that we be not now little children, moving as waves, and be not borne about with each wind of teaching [and be borne about with all wind of teaching], in the waywardness of men, in subtle wit, to the deceiving of error.

¹⁵ But do we truth in charity, and wax in him by all things, that is Christ our head; [Forsooth we doing truth in charity, wax in him by all things, that is Christ the head;]

¹⁶ of whom all the body set together, and bound together by each jointure of under-serving, by working into the measure of each member [after working into the measure of each member], maketh increasing of the body, into [the] edification of itself in charity.

¹⁷ Therefore I say and witness this thing in the Lord [Therefore this thing I say, and witness in the Lord], that ye walk not now, as heathen men walk, in the vanity of their wit;

¹⁸ that have understanding darkened with darknesses [having their understanding darkened], and be aliened from the life of God, by ignorance that is in them, for the blindness of their heart.

¹⁹ Which despairing betook themselves to unchastity, into the working of all uncleanness in covetousness.

²⁰ But ye have not so learned Christ,

²¹ if nevertheless ye heard him, and be taught in him, as is truth in Jesus.

²² Do ye away by the old living the old man, that is corrupt by the desires of error; [Do ye away after the first living the old man, that is corrupt after the desires of error;]

²³ and be ye renewed in the spirit of your soul;^[a]

²⁴ and clothe ye the new man, which is made after God in rightwiseness and holiness of truth. [and clothe ye the new man, which after God is made of nought in rightwiseness and holiness of truth.]

²⁵ For which thing put ye away lying, and speak ye truth each man with his neighbour, for we be members each to other. [For which thing putting away lying, speak truth each man with his neighbour, for we be members together.]

²⁶ Be ye wroth, and do not do sin; the sun fall not down on your wrath [the sun fall not down upon your wrath].

²⁷ Do not ye give stead to the devil.

²⁸ He that stole, now steal he not; but more rather travail he in working with his hands that that is good, that he have whereof he shall give to the needy. [He that stole, now steal not; but more travail he in working with his hands that that is good thing, that he have whereof he shall give to a man suffering need.]

²⁹ Each evil word go not out of your mouth; but if any is good to the edification of faith, that it give grace to men that hear [that it give grace to men hearing].

³⁰ And do not ye make the Holy Ghost of God sorry [And do not ye make the Holy Ghost of God sorry, or heavy], in which ye be marked in the day of redemption.

³¹ All bitterness, and wrath, and indignation, and cry, and blasphemy be taken away from you, with all malice;

³² and be ye together benign [forsooth be ye together benign, or of good will], merciful, forgiving together, as also God forgave to you in Christ.

5 Therefore be ye followers of God, as most dear-worthy sons;

² and walk ye in love, as [and] Christ loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God, into the odour of sweetness.

³ And fornication, and all uncleanness, or avarice, be not named among you, as it becometh holy men;

⁴ either filth, or folly speech, or buffoonery [or harlotry], that pertaineth not to profit, but more rather doing of thankings [but more doing of thankings].

⁵ For know ye this, and understand, that each lecher, or unclean man, or covetous [man], that serveth to maumets^[b], hath not heritage in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

⁶ No man deceive you by vain words; for why for these things the wrath of God came upon the sons of unbelief.

⁷ Therefore do not ye be made partners of them.

⁸ For ye were sometime darknesses, but now ye be light in the Lord. Walk ye as the sons of light [Walk as the sons of light].

⁹ For the fruit of light is in all goodness, and rightwiseness, and truth.

¹⁰ And prove ye what thing is well pleasing to God. [Proving what is well pleasing to God.]

¹¹ And do not ye commune to unfruitous works of darknesses; but more rather reprove ye [them].

¹² For what things be done of them in privy, it is foul, yea, to speak.

¹³ And all things that be reproved of the light, be openly showed; for all thing that is showed, is light. [Forsooth all things that be reproved of the light, be made open; forsooth all thing that is made open, is light.]

¹⁴ For which thing he saith, Rise thou that sleepest, and rise up from death, and Christ shall lighten thee.^[c]

¹⁵ Therefore, brethren, see ye, how warily ye shall go; not as unwise men, but as wise men,

¹⁶ again-buying the time, for the days be evil.

¹⁷ Therefore do not ye be made unwise, but understanding which is the will of God [which is the will of the Lord].

¹⁸ And do not ye be drunk of wine, in which is lechery [in which is luxury], but be ye filled with the Holy Ghost;

¹⁹ and speak ye to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and saying psalm in your hearts to the Lord; [speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and saying psalm in your heart to the Lord;]

²⁰ evermore doing thankings for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God and to the Father [to God and the Father.]

²¹ Be ye subject together in the dread of Christ.

²² Women, be they subject to their husbands, as to the Lord,

²³ for the man is head of the woman, as Christ is head of the church; he is Saviour of his body.

²⁴ But as the church is subject to Christ, so [and] women to their husbands in all things.

²⁵ Men, love ye your wives, as [and] Christ loved the church, and gave himself for it,

²⁶ to make it holy; and cleansed it with the washing of water [that he should make it holy; cleansing it with the washing of water], in the word of life,

²⁷ to give the church glorious to himself, that it had no wem, nor rivelling, or any such thing^[d], but that it be holy and undefouled.

²⁸ So and men shall love their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself;

²⁹ for no man hated ever his own flesh, but nourisheth and fostereth it, as [and] Christ doeth the church.

³⁰ And we be members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. [For we be members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.]

³¹ For this thing a man shall forsake his father and mother, and he shall draw to his wife; and they shall be twain in one flesh [and he shall cleave to his wife; and they shall be two in one flesh].

³² This sacrament is great; yea, I say in Christ, and in the church.

³³ Nevertheless ye all, each man love his wife as himself; and the wife dread her husband.

6 Sons, obey ye to your father and mother, in the Lord; for this thing is rightful [for this thing is just, or rightful].

² Honour thou thy father and mother, that is the first commandment in [the] promise;

³ that it be well to thee, and that thou be long living on the earth.

⁴ And, [ye] fathers, do not ye provoke your sons to wrath; but nourish ye them in the teaching and chastising of the Lord [but nourish them in the discipline and correction, or chastising, of the Lord].

⁵ Servants, obey ye to fleshly lords with dread and trembling, in simpleness of your heart, as to Christ;

⁶ not serving at the eye [not serving at eye], as pleasing to men, but as servants of Christ; doing the will of God by discretion,

⁷ with good will serving as to the Lord, and not as to men [and not to men];

⁸ witting that each man, whatever good thing he shall do, he shall receive this of the Lord [this he shall receive of the Lord], whether servant, whether free man.

⁹ And, ye lords, do the same things to them, forgiving menacings [forgiving menaces]; witting that both their Lord and yours is in heavens, and the taking of persons is not with God.

¹⁰ Here afterward, brethren, be ye comforted in the Lord, and in the might of his virtue.

¹¹ Clothe you with the armour of God, that ye be able to stand against the ambushings [the ambushings, or assailings,] of the devil.

¹² For why striving is not to us against flesh and blood [For striving, or battle, is not to us against flesh and blood], but against [the] princes and potentates, against governors of the world of these darknesses, against spiritual things of wickedness, in heavenly things.

¹³ Therefore take ye the armour of God, that ye be able to against-stand in the evil day; and in all things stand perfect.

¹⁴ Therefore stand ye, and be girded about your loins in soothfastness [Therefore stand ye, girded about your loins in soothfastness], and clothed with the habergeon of rightwiseness,

¹⁵ and your feet shod in making ready of the gospel of peace.

¹⁶ In all things take ye the shield of faith, in which ye be able to quench all the fiery darts of him that is most wicked.^[e]

¹⁷ And take ye the helmet of health, and the sword of the Ghost, that is, the word of God.

¹⁸ By all prayer and beseeching pray ye all time in Spirit, and in him waking in all busyness, and beseeching for all holy men, [By all prayer and beseeching praying all time in Spirit, and in him waking in all busyness, and beseeching for all saints,]

¹⁹ and for me; that word be given to me in opening of my mouth, with trust to make known the mystery of the gospel,

²⁰ for which I am set in message in a chain [for which I am set in legacy, or message, in this chain]; so that in it I be hardy to speak, as it behooveth me [to speak out].

²¹ And [that] ye know, what things be about me, what I do, Tychicus, my most dear brother, and true minister in the Lord, shall make all things known to you;

²² whom I sent to you for this same thing, that ye know what things be about us, and that he comfort your hearts.

²³ Peace to brethren, and charity, with faith of God our Father, and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁴ Grace with all men that love our Lord Jesus Christ in uncorruption. Amen, that is, So be it. [Grace with all that love our Lord Jesus in uncorruption. Amen.]