My LORD’s BibleEphesians 4
1I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called:
Obsecro itaque vos ego vinctus in Domino, ut digne ambuletis vocatione, qua vocati estis,
6One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all.
Unus Deus et Pater omnium, qui est super omnes, et per omnia, et in omnibus nobis.
9Now that he ascended, what is it, but because he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
Quod autem ascendit, quid est, nisi quia et descendit primum in inferiores partes terræ?
10He that descended is the same also that ascended above all the heavens: that he might fill all things.
Qui descendit, ipse est et qui ascendit super omnes cælos, ut impleret omnia.
11And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors:
Et ipse dedit quosdam quidem apostolos, quosdam autem prophetas, alios vero evangelistas, alios autem pastores et doctores,
12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
ad consummationem sanctorum in opus ministerii, in ædificationem corporis Christi:
13Until we all meet into the unity of faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the age of the fulness of Christ:
donec occurramus omnes in unitatem fidei, et agnitionis Filii Dei, in virum perfectum, in mensuram ætatis plenitudinis Christi:
14That henceforth we be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the wickedness of men, by cunning craftiness by which they lie in wait to deceive.
ut jam non simus parvuli fluctuantes, et circumferamur omni vento doctrinæ in nequitia hominum, in astutia ad circumventionem erroris.
15But doing the truth in charity, we may in all things grow up in him who is the head, even Christ:
Veritatem autem facientes in caritate, crescamus in illo per omnia, qui est caput Christus:
16From whom the whole body, being compacted and fitly joined together, by what every joint supplieth, according to the operation in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of itself in charity.
ex quo totum corpus compactum et connexum per omnem juncturam subministrationis, secundum operationem in mensuram uniuscujusque membri, augmentum corporis facit in ædificationem sui in caritate.
17This then I say and testify in the Lord: That henceforward you walk not as also the Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind:
Hoc igitur dico, et testificor in Domino, ut jam non ambuletis, sicut et gentes ambulant in vanitate sensus sui,
18Having their understanding darkened: being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts.
tenebris obscuratum habentes intellectum, alienati a vita Dei per ignorantiam, quæ est in illis, propter cæcitatem cordis ipsorum,
19Who despairing have given themselves up to lasciviousness, unto the working of all uncleanness, unto covetousness.
qui desperantes, semetipsos tradiderunt impudicitiæ, in operationem immunditiæ omnis in avaritiam.
20But you have not so learned Christ:
Vos autem non ita didicistis Christum,
21If so be that you have heard him and have been taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus:
si tamen illum audistis, et in ipso edocti estis, sicut est veritas in Jesu,
22To put off, according to former conversation, the old man, who is corrupted according to the desire of error.
deponere vos secundum pristinam conversationem veterem hominem, qui corrumpitur secundum desideria erroris.
23And be renewed in the spirit of your mind:
Renovamini autem spiritu mentis vestræ,
25Wherefore, putting away lying, speak ye the truth, every man with his neighbour. For we are members one of another.
Propter quod deponentes mendacium, loquimini veritatem unusquisque cum proximo suo: quoniam sumus invicem membra.
28He 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.
qui furabatur, jam non furetur: magis autem laboret, operando manibus suis, quod bonum est, ut habeat unde tribuat necessitatem patienti.
29Let 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.
Omnis sermo malus ex ore vestro non procedat: sed si quis bonus ad ædificationem fidei ut det gratiam audientibus.
30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God: whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Et nolite contristare Spiritum Sanctum Dei: in quo signati estis in diem redemptionis.
31Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamour and blasphemy be put away from you, with all malice.
Omnis amaritudo, et ira, et indignatio, et clamor, et blasphemia tollatur a vobis cum omni malitia.
32And be ye kind one to another: merciful, forgiving one another, even as God hath forgiven you in Christ.
Estote autem invicem benigni, misericordes, donantes invicem sicut et Deus in Christo donavit vobis.