III.
The living and responsibility needed for the church in the Holy Spirit
4:1—6:20
A.
The living and responsibility needed in the Body of Christ
4:1-16
1.
The keeping of the oneness of the Spirit
vv. 1-6
Eph. 4
:1
4:1
I beseech you therefore,
1I, the
2aprisoner bin the Lord, to
3cwalk worthily of the
dcalling with which you were
ecalled,
Eph. 4
:2
4:2
With all
1alowliness and
bmeekness, with
clong-suffering, bearing one another in
dlove,
Eph. 4
:3
4:3
Being diligent to
1keep the
2aoneness of the Spirit in the uniting
3bbond of
cpeace:
Eph. 4
:4
4:4
1One aBody and one Spirit, even as also you were called in one
2bhope of your
ccalling;
Eph. 4
:5
4:5
One 1aLord, one
2bfaith, one
cbaptism;
Eph. 4
:6
4:6
One 1aGod and
bFather of
2all, who is
3over all and through all and in all.
2.
The functioning of the gifts and the growth and building up of the Body of Christ
vv. 7-16
Eph. 4
:7
4:7
1But to each one of us
2agrace was given according to the
3bmeasure of the
cgift of Christ.
Eph. 4
:8
4:8
Therefore the Scripture says,"Having
aascended to the
1height, He led captive
2those taken captive and gave
3bgifts to men.''
Eph. 4
:9
4:9
(Now this, "He
aascended,'' what is it except that He also descended into the
1blower parts of the earth?"
Eph. 4
:10
4:10
He who descended, He is also the One who ascended
afar above all the heavens that He might
1bfill all things.)
Eph. 4
:11
4:11
And He Himself gave
1some as
aapostles and some as
bprophets and some as
cevangelists and some as
2shepherds and
dteachers,
Eph. 4
:12
4:12
For the
1aperfecting of the saints
2unto the work of the
3bministry,
2unto the
4cbuilding up of the
dBody of Christ,
Eph. 4
:13
4:13
Until we all
1arrive at the
2aoneness of the
bfaith and of the full
cknowledge of the
3dSon of God, at a
4efull-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the
5ffullness of Christ,
Eph. 4
:14
4:14
That we may be no longer
1alittle children tossed by
2waves and carried about by every
3wind of
bteaching in the
4sleight of men, in
ccraftiness with a view to a
5system of error,
Eph. 4
:15
4:15
But 1holding to truth in
2alove, we may
3bgrow up into Him in all things, who is the
4cHead, Christ,
Eph. 4
:16
4:16
1Out from whom
aall the Body, being
2bjoined together and being knit together through every
3cjoint of
4the rich supply
5and through the
6operation in the
dmeasure of
7each one part,
8causes the
9egrowth of the Body unto the
fbuilding up of itself in
10glove.
B.
The living needed in the daily walk
4:17—5:21
1.
Basic principles
4:17-24
Eph. 4
:17
4:17
This therefore I say and
1testify ain the Lord, that you no longer
2bwalk as the
cGentiles also
dwalk in the
3evanity of their mind,
Eph. 4
:18
4:18
Being 1adarkened in their understanding, alienated from the
2blife of God because of the
3cignorance which is in them, because of the
4dhardness of their heart;
Eph. 4
:19
4:19
Who,
1abeing past feeling, have
bgiven themselves over to lasciviousness to work all uncleanness in greediness.
Eph. 4
:20
4:20
But you did not so
1alearn Christ,
Eph. 4
:21
4:21
If indeed you have heard Him and have been
ataught in Him as the
1breality is in Jesus,
Eph. 4
:22
4:22
1That you
2aput off, as regards your
3former manner of life, the
4bold man, which is being corrupted according to the lusts of
5the deceit,
Eph. 4
:23
4:23
And that you be
1arenewed in the
2bspirit of your mind
Eph. 4
:24
4:24
And 1aput on the
2bnew man, which was
ccreated according to
3God in
4drighteousness and
eholiness of
5the freality.
2.
The details of this living
4:25—5:21
Eph. 4
:25
4:25
1Therefore having
aput off the
2blie, speak
ctruth each one with his neighbor, for we are
dmembers one of another.
Eph. 4
:26
4:26
Be 1aangry, yet do
bnot sin; do not let the
csun go down on your
2dindignation,
Eph. 4
:27
4:27
Neither 1give place to the
adevil.
Eph. 4
:28
4:28
He who steals should
1asteal no more, but rather should
2blabor, working with his own
chands in
3that which is respectable, that he may have
something to
2dshare with him who has need.
Eph. 4
:29
4:29
Let no
1acorrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but only that which is good for
2bbuilding up, according to the need, that it may give
3cgrace to those who hear.
Eph. 4
:30
4:30
And do not
1agrieve the Holy
2Spirit of God,
3in whom you were
4bsealed 5unto the day of
6credemption.
Eph. 4
:31
4:31
Let all bitterness and anger and wrath and clamor and evil speaking be
aremoved from you, with all malice.
Eph. 4
:32
4:32
And be
akind to one another,
1btenderhearted,
2cforgiving one another, even as
3God in Christ also
4forgave you.
