1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, |
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; |
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; |
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, |
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. |
7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. ... |
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; |
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: |
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: |