Ephesians 4:1-13

Ephesians 4:1 1 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: (BSB)

Ephesians 4:2 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, (BSB)

Ephesians 4:3 3 and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. (BSB)

Ephesians 4:4 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; (BSB)

Ephesians 4:5 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; (BSB)

Ephesians 4:6 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. (BSB)

Ephesians 4:7 7 Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. (BSB)

Ephesians 4:8 8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.” (BSB)

Ephesians 4:9 9 What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth? (BSB)

Ephesians 4:10 10 He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things. (BSB)

Ephesians 4:11 11 And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, (BSB)

Ephesians 4:12 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: (KJV)

Ephesians 4:13 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ. (BSB)