1 I BESEECH of you, therefore, I, the bound one for our Lord, that you walk as is worthy of the calling wherewith you are called,

2 in all lowliness of mind, and composedness, and long-suffering; and be patient towards one another in love.

3 And be diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,

4 that you may be in one body and in one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling.

5 For one is the Lord, and one the faith, and one the baptism;

6 and one is Aloha, the Father of all, and over all, and by all, and in us all.

7 But unto each of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Meshiha.

8 Wherefore it is said, He ascended on high; He led captive captivity, And gave gifts unto men.

9 But he who ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the low places of the earth?

10 He who descended, is he who also ascended above all the heavens, to fulfil all.

11 And he gave some who (are) apostles, and some who (are) prophets, and some who (are) evangelists, and some who (are) pastors, and some who (are) doctors;

12 for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edification of the (church of the) Meshiha,