Chapter 4
I THEREFORE, the prisoner of Yah the Eternally Self-Existing, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are called,
2 With all humility and meekness, with patience, bearing one another in Chesed;
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One Adonay, one Emunah, one immersion,
6 One Mighty One and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
7 But to every one of us is given Chen according to the measure of the gift of the Anointing of the Spirit of Yah.
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.
9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the Earth?
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all Heavens, that he might fill all things.)
11 And he gave some, Emissaries; and some, Spokesmen of Yah; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the Set-Apart Ones, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of the Anointing of the Spirit of Yah:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the Emunah, and of the knowledge of the Son of Yah, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of the Anointed One of Yah:
14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of teaching, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15 But speaking the truth in Chesed, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even the Anointed One of Yah:
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplies, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, makes increase of the body to the edifying of itself in Chesed.
17 This I say therefore, and testify in Yah the Eternally Self-Existing, that you henceforth walk not as other Ha-goyim walk, in the vanity of their mind,
18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of Yah through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 But you have not so learned the Anointing of the Spirit of Yah;
21 If so be that you have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Yahooshua:
22 That you put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
24 And that you put on the new man, which after Yah is created in righteousness and true Set-Apartness.
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26 Be you angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27 Neither give place to the devil.
28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needs.
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister Chen to the hearers.
30 And grieve not the Set-Apart Spirit of Yah, whereby you are sealed to the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
32 And be you kind one to another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, even as the Mighty One for the Anointed One of Yah’s sake has forgiven you.