Unity in the Body (Psalm 133:1–3; 1 Corinthians 1:10–17)
2 DBY with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love; BSB BSB: with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
5 DBY one Lord, one faith, one baptism; BSB BSB: one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
6 DBY one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all. BSB BSB: one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
7 DBY But to each one of us has been given grace according to the measure of the gift of the Christ. BSB BSB: Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8 DBY Wherefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men. BSB BSB: This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
9 DBY But that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth? BSB BSB: What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
10 DBY He that descended is the same who has also ascended up above all the heavens, that he might fill all things; BSB BSB: He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.
11 DBY and he has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers, BSB BSB: 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,
12 DBY for the perfecting of the saints; with a view to the work of the ministry, with a view to the edifying of the body of Christ; BSB BSB: to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
13 DBY until we all arrive at the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, at the full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fulness of the Christ; BSB BSB: 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.
14 DBY in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of that teaching which is in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error; BSB BSB: 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.
15 DBY but, holding the truth in love, we may grow up to him in all things, who is the head, the Christ: BSB BSB: Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
16 DBY from whom the whole body, fitted together, and connected by every joint of supply, according to the working in its measure of each one part, works for itself the increase of the body to its self-building up in love. BSB BSB: 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.
New Life in Christ (Colossians 3:1–17)
17 DBY This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye should no longer walk as the rest of the nations walk in the vanity of their mind, BSB BSB: 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.
18 DBY being darkened in understanding, estranged from the life of God by reason of the ignorance which is in them, by reason of the hardness of their hearts, BSB BSB: 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.
19 DBY who having cast off all feeling, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greedy unsatisfied lust. BSB BSB: 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.
20 DBY But ye have not thus learnt the Christ, BSB BSB: But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
21 DBY if ye have heard him and been instructed in him according as the truth is in Jesus; BSB BSB: Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
22 DBY namely your having put off according to the former conversation the old man which corrupts itself according to the deceitful lusts;BSB BSB: to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
23 DBY and being renewed in the spirit of your mind; BSB BSB: to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
24 DBY and your having put on the new man, which according to God is created in truthful righteousness and holiness. BSB BSB: and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
25 DBY Wherefore, having put off falsehood, speak truth every one with his neighbour, because we are members one of another. BSB BSB: Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
26 DBY Be angry, and do not sin; let not the sun set upon your wrath, BSB BSB: “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
27 DBY neither give room for the devil. BSB BSB: and do not give the devil a foothold.
28 DBY Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with his hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need. BSB BSB: 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.
29 DBY Let no corrupt word go out of your mouth, but if there be any good one for needful edification, that it may give grace to those that hear it . BSB BSB: 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.
30 DBY And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which ye have been sealed for the day of redemption. BSB BSB: And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 DBY Let all bitterness, and heat of passion, and wrath, and clamour, and injurious language, be removed from you, with all malice; BSB BSB: Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
32 DBY and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving one another, so as God also in Christ has forgiven you. BSB BSB: Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
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