Ephesians 4

1 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

1 我為主被囚的勸你們：既然蒙召，行事為人就當與蒙召的恩相稱。

2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

2 凡事謙虛、溫柔、忍耐，用愛心互相寬容，

3 and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

3 用和平彼此聯絡，竭力保守聖靈所賜合而為一的心。

4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

4 身體只有一個，聖靈只有一個，正如你們蒙召同有一個指望。

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

5 一主，一信，一洗，

6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

6 一上帝，就是眾人的父，超乎眾人之上，貫乎眾人之中，也住在眾人之內。

7 Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

7 我們各人蒙恩，都是照基督所量給各人的恩賜。

8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

8 所以經上說： 他升上高天的時候，擄掠了仇敵， 將各樣的恩賜賞給人。 （

9 What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?

9 既說升上，豈不是先降在地下嗎？

10 He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

10 那降下的，就是遠升諸天之上要充滿萬有的。）

11 And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

11 他所賜的，有使徒，有先知，有傳福音的，有牧師和教師，

12 to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,

12 為要成全聖徒，各盡其職，建立基督的身體，

13 until 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.

13 直等到我們眾人在真道上同歸於一，認識上帝的兒子，得以長大成人，滿有基督長成的身量，

14 Then 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.

14 使我們不再作小孩子，中了人的詭計和欺騙的法術，被一切異教之風搖動，飄來飄去，就隨從各樣的異端；

15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

15 惟用愛心說誠實話，凡事長進，連於元首基督，

16 From 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.

16 全身都靠他聯絡得合式，百節各按各職，照着各體的功用彼此相助，便叫身體漸漸增長，在愛中建立自己。

17 So 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.

17 所以我說，且在主裏確實地說，你們行事不要再像外邦人存虛妄的心行事。

18 They 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.

18 他們心地昏昧，與上帝所賜的生命隔絕了，都因自己無知，心裏剛硬；

19 Having 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.

19 良心既然喪盡，就放縱私慾，貪行種種的污穢。

20 But this is not the way you came to know Christ.

20 你們學了基督，卻不是這樣。

21 Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—

21 如果你們聽過他的道，領了他的教，學了他的真理，

22 to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

22 就要脫去你們從前行為上的舊人，這舊人是因私慾的迷惑漸漸變壞的；

23 to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

23 又要將你們的心志改換一新，

24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

24 並且穿上新人；這新人是照着上帝的形像造的，有真理的仁義和聖潔。

25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

25 所以，你們要棄絕謊言，各人與鄰舍說實話，因為我們是互相為肢體。

26 “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

26 生氣卻不要犯罪；不可含怒到日落，

27 and do not give the devil a foothold.

27 也不可給魔鬼留地步。

28 He 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.

28 從前偷竊的，不要再偷；總要勞力，親手做正經事，就可有餘分給那缺少的人。

29 Let 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.

29 污穢的言語一句不可出口，只要隨事說造就人的好話，叫聽見的人得益處。

30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

30 不要叫上帝的聖靈擔憂；你們原是受了他的印記，等候得贖的日子來到。

31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

31 一切苦毒、惱恨、忿怒、嚷鬧、毀謗，並一切的惡毒 ，都當從你們中間除掉；

32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

32 並要以恩慈相待，存憐憫的心，彼此饒恕，正如上帝在基督裏饒恕了你們一樣。