4:21. If so be that you have heard him and have been taught in him, as
the truth is in Jesus:
4:22. To put off, according to former conversation, the old man, who is
corrupted according to the desire of error.
4:23. And be renewed in spirit of your mind:
4:24. And put on the new man, who according to God is created in
justice and holiness of truth.
4:25. Wherefore, putting away lying, speak ye the truth, every man with
his neighbour. For we are members one of another.
4:26. Be angry: and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your anger.
4:27. Give not place to the devil.
4:28. He that stole, let him now steal no more: but rather let him
labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may
have something to give to him that suffereth need.
4:29. Let no evil speech proceed from your mouth: but that which is
good, to the edification of faith: that it may administer grace to the
hearers.
4:30. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God: whereby you are sealed
unto the day of redemption.
4:31. Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamour and
blasphemy be put away from you, with all malice.
4:32. And be ye kind one to another: merciful, forgiving one another,
even as God hath forgiven you in Christ.
Ephesians Chapter 5
Exhortations to a virtuous life. The mutual duties of man and wife, by
the example of Christ and of the Church.
5:1. Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children:
5:2. And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us and hath delivered
himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of
sweetness.
5:3. But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not so
much as be named among you, as becometh saints:
5:4. Or obscenity or foolish talking or scurrility, which is to no
purpose: but rather giving of thanks.
5:5. For know you this and understand: That no fornicator or unclean or
covetous person (which is a serving of idols) hath inheritance in the
kingdom of Christ and of God.
5:6. Let no man deceive you with vain words. For because of these
things cometh the anger of God upon the children of unbelief.
5:7. Be ye not therefore partakers with them.
5:8. For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk
then as children of the light.
5:9. For the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and
truth:
5:10. Proving what is well pleasing to God.
5:11. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but
rather reprove them.
5:12. For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame
even to speak of.
5:13. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light:
for all that is made manifest is light.
5:14. Wherefore he saith: Rise, thou that sleepest, and arise from the
dead: and Christ shall enlighten thee.
5:15. See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as
unwise,
5:16. But as wise: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
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