And gave gifts to men.
9Now this, he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10The one who descended, he is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, that he may fill all things. 11And he gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers; 12for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ; 13till we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, by cunning craftiness after the wily manner of error; 15but holding the truth, may in love grow up into him in all things, who is the head, Christ; 16from whom all the body, fitly framed together and compacted by means of every joint of the supply, according to the working in the measure of each single part, effects the increase of the body to the upbuilding of itself in love.
17This therefore I say, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk[17], in the vanity of their mind, 18having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in then, because of the hardness of their heart; 19who, as being past feeling, gave themselves up to wantonness, to work all uncleanness in greediness[19]. 20But ye did not so learn Christ, 21if indeed ye heard him, and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus; 22that ye put off, as concerns your former deportment, the old man who is corrupted according to the lusts of deceit, 23and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24and put on the new man, who was created after God in the righteousness and holiness of the truth.
25Wherefore, having put away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor; because we are members one of another. 26Be angry and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath, 27neither give place to the Devil.
28Let him that stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands that which is good, that he may have to impart to him that has need. 29Let no corrupt discourse proceed out of your mouth, but whatever is good for needful edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice; 32and be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as also God in Christ forgave you.
V. Become therefore followers of God, as beloved children 2and walk in love, as also Christ loved us, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweet smell.
3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becomes saints, 4and filthiness, and foolish talking, and jesting, which are not becoming, but rather giving of thanks. 5For this ye know, being aware that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
7Become not therefore partakers with them. 8For ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,— 9for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,— 10proving what is acceptable to the Lord; 11and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove them. 12For it is a shame even to speak of the things done by them in secret. 13But all things, when reproved, are by the light made manifest; for whatever makes manifest is light. 14Wherefore he says: Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give thee light.
15See to it then, how ye walk with exactness, not as unwise, but as wise, 16redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17Therefore be not foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord.
18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the Spirit; 19speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20giving thanks always for all things, to God and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 21submitting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ; 22wives to their own husbands, as to the Lord. 23Because a husband is the head of the wife, as also Christ is the head of the church; himself the Savior of the body. 24But as the church is subjected to Christ, so also are the wives to their own husbands in everything.