Efeserne 4
1 Jeg formaner Eder derfor, jeg den Bundne i Herren, at I vandre værdigen det Kald, med hvilket I ere kaldte,2 med al Ydmyghed og Sagtmodighed, med Langdmodighed, saa I fordrage hverandre i Kjærlighed3 og beflitte Eder paa at bevare Aandens Eenhed i Fredens Baand;4 eet Legeme og een Aand, ligesom I og ere Kaldte til eet Haab i Eders Kald;5 een Herre, een Tro, een Daab,6 een Gud og Alles Fader, som ere over Alle og ved Alle og i Eder alle!7 Men enhver af os er naaden given efter Christi gaves Maal.8 Derfor siger Skriften: han opfoer til det Høie, bortførte Fanger og gav Menneskene Gaver.9 Men dette: han opfoer, hvad er det, uden at han og først nedfoer til Jordens lave Egne.10 Den, som nedfoer, er den Samme, som og opfoer langt over alle Himle, at han skulde fylde alle Ting.11 Og han beskikkede Nogle til Apostler, Nogle til Propheter, Nogle til Evangelister, Nogle til Hyrder og Lærere,12 til de Helliges fuldkomne Beredelse, til Embedets Forvaltning, til Christi Legemes Opbyggelse,13 indtil vi alle naae til Eenhed i Troen og Guds Søns Erkjendelse, til mands Modenhed, til Christi Fyldes voxne Alder,14 at vi ikke mere skulle være Børn og lade os tumle som Bølger og omdrive af enhver Lærdoms Veir, og Forførelsens Kundstgreb;15 men at vi, Sandheden troe udi Kjærlighed, skulle i alle Maader opvoxe til ham, som er Hovedet, til Christus,16 af hvem det ganske Legeme, sammenføiet og sammenheftet ved alle Forbindelsens Led, efter ethvert Lems tilmaalte Kraft, drager sin næring til Fremvæxt i Kjærlighed.17 Dette siger jeg da og vidner i Herren, at I skulle ikke mere vandre, som de øvrige Hedninger vandre i deres Sinds Forfængelighed,18 formørkelse i Forstanden, fremmedgjorte fra Guds Liv formedelst den Vankundighed, som er i dem, formedelst deres Hjertes Forhærdelse,19 hvilke, følesløse, have hengivet sig til uteerlighed, til al Urenheds Bedrift, for Vindings Skyld.20 Men i have ikke saaledes lært Christus,21 dersom I ellers have hørt om ham og ere oplærte i ham saaledes, som Sandheden er i Jesus:22 at I skulle aflægge det gamle Menneske efter den forrige Omgængelse, som fordærves ved bedragelige Lyster;23 men fornyes i Eders Sinds Aand24 og iføre det nye menneske, som er skabt efter Gud i Sandhedens Retfærdighed og Hellighed.25 Derfor aflægger Løgn og taler Sandhed, hver med sin næste, efterdi vi ere hverandres Lemmer.26 Blive I vrede, da synder ikke; Solen gaae ikke ned over Eders Fortørnelse;27 giver ikke heller Djævelen Rum!28 Den, som stjal, stjæle ikke fremdeles med arbeide hellere og gjøre noget Godt med Hænderne, paa det han kan have at meddele dem, som have behov.29 Ingen raadden Snak udgaae af Eders Mund, men saadan Tale, som er god til fornøden Opbyggelse, at den kan skaffe dem Naade, som høre derpaa;30 og bedrøver ikke Guds hellige Aand, med hvilken I ere beseglede til Forløsningens Dag.31 Al Bitterhed og Hidsighed og Vrede og Skrigen og Bespottelse blive fra Eder med al Ondskab.32 Men værer velvillige mod hverandre, barmhjertige, tilgivende hverandre, ligesom og Gud har tilgivet Eder i Christus.
Ephesians 4
Live in Unity
1 I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord,t urge you to livet worthily of the calling with which you have been called,s2 with all humility and gentleness,t with patience, bearing witht one another in love,3 making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling,5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.8 Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he capturedtcaptives; he gave gifts to men,"s9 Now what is the meaning of “he ascended,” except that he also descendeds to the lower regions,s namely, the earth?t10 He, the very onet who descended, is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.11 It was het who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,s12 to equipt the saints for the work of ministry, that is,t to build up the body of Christ,13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God – a mature person, attaining tot the measure of Christ’s full stature.t14 Sot we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes.t15 But practicing the truth in love,t we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head.
16 From him the whole body grows, fitted and held togethert through every supporting ligament.t As each one does its part, the body grows in love.
Live in Holiness
17 So I say this, and insistt in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futilityt of their thinking.t18 They are darkened in their understanding,t being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.19 Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.s20 But you did not learn about Christ like this,21 if indeed you heard about him and were taught in him, just as the truth is in Jesus.22 You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay asidet the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,23 to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
24 and to put on the new man who has been created in God’s imaget – in righteousness and holiness that comes from truth.t
25 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor,s for we are members of one another.26 Be angry and do not sin;s do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.t27 Do not give the devil an opportunity.28 The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.29 You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need,t that it may give grace to those who hear.30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.31 You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk.
32 Instead,s be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.t