1 I therefore, a prisoner note for the sake of the Lord,
note exhort you to walk worthy of the vocation wherewith
ye are called, with all humility and meekness;
2 and with
long-suffering forbear one another in love,
3 endeavouring
to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace:
for there is but one body and one Spirit,
4 even as ye are
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called in one hope of your calling;
5 one Lord, one faith,
one baptism,
6 one God and Father of all, who is above
all, and through all, and in note all.
7 But grace is given
to each of us, according to the measure of the gift of
Christ.
8 Wherefore note it is said note, “When he ascended
on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to
men.”
9 Now this expression “He ascended” what note does
it mean, but that He note descended first into the lower
parts of the earth?
10 He that descended is the same also
that ascended far above all heavens, that he might fill
all things.
11 And therefore He gave some to be apostles, some prophets,
some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers;
note to qualify holy men for the work of the ministry,
12 to
the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 till we all arrive in
the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son
of God, at perfect note maturity, even to the measure of
the note stature of the fulness of Christ.
14 That we may
be no longer children fluctuating and carried about with
every wind of doctrine, by the note artful insinuations of
men, and their note crafty methods of deceiving;
15 but
holding the truth in love, may grow up in all things into
Him, who is the head, even Christ:
16 from whom the
whole body being fitly joined together and compacted
by the note aid of every joint, according to the operation
note proportioned to every part, maketh an increase note to
the edification of itself in love.
17 This I say therefore, and note charge you in the name of
the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the
Gentiles walk,
18 in the vanity of their mind, darkened
in their understanding, and note alienated from the life of
God, through the ignorance that is in them, by reason
of the note hardness of their heart:
19 who, being past feeling,
have given themselves up to lasciviousness, to commit
all uncleanness with greediness.
20 But ye have not so
learned Christ;
21 if ye have indeed hearkened to Him,
and been instructed in Him, as the truth is in Jesus;
to put off the old man,
22 which according to your former
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conversation was corrupted with deceitful lusts,
23 and be
renewed in the note spirit of your mind;
24 and to put on
the new man, which according to the image of God is
created in righteousness, and true holiness.
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak ye every one
truth to his neighbor; for we are all members note of one
society.
26 Be angry, and sin not: let not the sun go
down upon your wrath;
27 and give not the devil room to
ensnare you.
28 Let him that stole steal no more; but rather
let him labour, note doing some good with his hands,
that he may have something to bestow on him that hath
need of it.
29 Let no corrupt word come out of your
mouth; but note what is good to useful edification, that
it may note benefit the hearers.
30 And grieve not the holy
Spirit of God note whereby ye are sealed to the day of
redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and fury, and clamor,
and calumny, be put away from you, with all malice:
and be kind one to another,
32 tender-hearted, forgiving
one another, even as God in Christ forgiveth you.
Worsley [1770], THE NEW TESTAMENT OR NEW COVENANT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated from the Greek ACCORDING TO The Present Idiom of the English Tongue. With NOTES and REFERENCES interspersed, as occasion required, to confirm and illustrate the more literal or various Renderings given at the bottom of each page; by which even they, who do not understand the Original, may often judge for themselves of the justness and propriety of the Translation. By the late Mr. JOHN WORSLEY, of Hertford (Printed by R. Hett, LONDON) [word count] [B18100].
