Ephesians 4
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
1Obsecro itaque vos ego vinctus in Domino, ut digne ambuletis vocatione, qua vocati estis,
2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
2cum omni humilitate, et mansuetudine, cum patientia, supportantes invicem in caritate,
3and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
3solliciti servare unitatem Spiritus in vinculo pacis.
4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
4Unum corpus, et unus Spiritus, sicut vocati estis in una spe vocationis vestræ.
5one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
5Unus Dominus, una fides, unum baptisma.
6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
6Unus Deus et Pater omnium, qui est super omnes, et per omnia, et in omnibus nobis.
7Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
7Unicuique autem nostrum data est gratia secundum mensuram donationis Christi.
8This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
8Propter quod dicit: Ascendens in altum, captivam duxit captivitatem: dedit dona hominibus.
9What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
9Quod autem ascendit, quid est, nisi quia et descendit primum in inferiores partes terræ?
10He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
10Qui descendit, ipse est et qui ascendit super omnes cælos, ut impleret omnia.
11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
11Et ipse dedit quosdam quidem apostolos, quosdam autem prophetas, alios vero evangelistas, alios autem pastores et doctores,
12to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
12ad consummationem sanctorum in opus ministerii, in ædificationem corporis Christi:
13until 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.
13donec occurramus omnes in unitatem fidei, et agnitionis Filii Dei, in virum perfectum, in mensuram ætatis plenitudinis Christi:
14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
14ut jam non simus parvuli fluctuantes, et circumferamur omni vento doctrinæ in nequitia hominum, in astutia ad circumventionem erroris.
15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
15Veritatem autem facientes in caritate, crescamus in illo per omnia, qui est caput Christus:
16From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
16ex quo totum corpus compactum et connexum per omnem juncturam subministrationis, secundum operationem in mensuram uniuscujusque membri, augmentum corporis facit in ædificationem sui in caritate.
17So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
17Hoc igitur dico, et testificor in Domino, ut jam non ambuletis, sicut et gentes ambulant in vanitate sensus sui,
18They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
18tenebris obscuratum habentes intellectum, alienati a vita Dei per ignorantiam, quæ est in illis, propter cæcitatem cordis ipsorum,
19Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.
19qui desperantes, semetipsos tradiderunt impudicitiæ, in operationem immunditiæ omnis in avaritiam.
20But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
20Vos autem non ita didicistis Christum,
21Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
21si tamen illum audistis, et in ipso edocti estis, sicut est veritas in Jesu,
22to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
22deponere vos secundum pristinam conversationem veterem hominem, qui corrumpitur secundum desideria erroris.
23to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
23Renovamini autem spiritu mentis vestræ,
24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
24et induite novum hominem, qui secundum Deum creatus est in justitia, et sanctitate veritatis.
25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
25Propter quod deponentes mendacium, loquimini veritatem unusquisque cum proximo suo: quoniam sumus invicem membra.
26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
26Irascimini, et nolite peccare: sol non occidat super iracundiam vestram.
27and do not give the devil a foothold.
27Nolite locum dare diabolo:
28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
28qui furabatur, jam non furetur: magis autem laboret, operando manibus suis, quod bonum est, ut habeat unde tribuat necessitatem patienti.
29Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
29Omnis sermo malus ex ore vestro non procedat: sed si quis bonus ad ædificationem fidei ut det gratiam audientibus.
30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
30Et nolite contristare Spiritum Sanctum Dei: in quo signati estis in diem redemptionis.
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
31Omnis amaritudo, et ira, et indignatio, et clamor, et blasphemia tollatur a vobis cum omni malitia.
32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
32Estote autem invicem benigni, misericordes, donantes invicem sicut et Deus in Christo donavit vobis.
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