4:1 [] SaV parakalw loipon egw o desmioV en Kuriw na peripathshte axiwV thV prosklhsewV, kaq' hn proseklhqhte,

4:2 [] meta pashV tapeinofrosunhV kai praothtoV, meta makroqumiaV, upoferonteV allhlouV en agaph,

4:3 spoudazonteV na diathrhte thn enothta tou PneumatoV dia tou sundesmou thV eirhnhV.

4:4 En swma kai en Pneuma, kaqwV kai proseklhqhte me mian elpida thV prosklhsewV saV×

4:5 eiV KurioV, mia pistiV, en baptisma×

4:6 eiV QeoV kai Pathr pantwn, o wn epi pantwn kai dia pantwn kai en pasin umin.

4:7 EiV ena de ekaston hmwn edoqh h cariV kata to metron thV dwreaV tou Cristou.

4:8 Dia touto legei× AnabaV eiV uyoV, hcmalwteusen aicmalwsian kai edwke carismata eiV touV anqrwpouV.

4:9 To de anebh ti einai eimh oti kai katebh prwton eiV ta katwtera merh thV ghV;

4:10 O katabaV autoV einai kai o anabaV uperanw pantwn twn ouranwn, dia na plhrwsh ta panta.

4:11 Kai autoV edwken allouV men apostolouV, allouV de profhtaV, allouV de euaggelistaV, allouV de poimenaV kai didaskalouV,

4:12 proV thn teleiopoihsin twn agiwn, dia to ergon thV diakoniaV, dia thn oikodomhn tou swmatoV tou Cristou,

4:13 ewsou katanthswmen panteV eiV thn enothta thV pistewV kai thV epignwsewV tou Uiou tou Qeou, eiV andra teleion, eiV metron hlikiaV tou plhrwmatoV tou Cristou,

4:14 dia na mh hmeqa pleon nhpioi, kumatizomenoi kai periferomenoi me panta anemon thV didaskaliaV, dia thV doliothtoV twn anqrwpwn, dia thV panourgiaV eiV to meqodeuesqai thn planhn,

4:15 alla alhqeuonteV eiV thn agaphn na auxhswmen eiV auton kata panta, ostiV einai h kefalh, o CristoV,

4:16 ex ou pan to swma sunarmologoumenon kai sundedemenon dia pashV sunafeiaV twn sunergountwn melwn, kata thn analogon energeian enoV ekastou merouV kamnei thn auxhsin tou swmatoV proV oikodomhn eautou en agaph.

4:17 [] Touto loipon legw kai marturomai dia tou Kuriou, na mh peripathte pleon kaqwV kai ta loipa eqnh peripatousin en th mataiothti tou nooV autwn,

4:18 eskotismenoi thn dianoian, aphllotriwmenoi onteV apo thV zwhV tou Qeou dia thn agnoian thn ousan en autoiV, dia thn pwrwsin thV kardiaV autwn,

4:19 oitineV anaisqhtounteV, paredwkan eautoiV eiV thn aselgeian, dia na ergazwntai pasan akaqarsian akorestwV.

4:20 SeiV omwV den emaqete outw ton Criston,

4:21 epeidh auton hkousate kai eiV auton edidacqhte, kaqwV einai h alhqeia en tw Ihsou×

4:22 na apekduqhte ton palaion anqrwpon ton kata thn proteran diagwghn, ton fqeiromenon kata taV apathlaV epiqumiaV,

4:23 kai na ananeonhsqe eiV to pneuma tou nooV saV

4:24 kai na enduqhte ton neon anqrwpon, ton ktisqenta kata Qeon en dikaiosunh kai osiothti thV alhqeiaV.

4:25 Oqen aporriyanteV to yeudoV, laleite alhqeian ekastoV meta tou plhsion autou× dioti eimeqa melh allhlwn.

4:26 Orgizesqe kai mh amartanete× o hlioV aV mh duh epi ton parorgismon saV,

4:27 mhte didete topon eiV ton diabolon.

4:28 O kleptwn aV mh klepth pleon, mallon de aV kopiazh ergazomenoV to kalon me taV ceiraV autou, dia na ech na metadidh eiV ton creian econta.

4:29 MhdeiV logoV saproV aV mh exerchtai ek tou stomatoV saV, all' ostiV einai kaloV proV oikodomhn thV creiaV, dia na dwsh carin eiV touV akouontaV.

4:30 Kai mh lupeite to Pneuma to Agion tou Qeou, me to opoion esfragisqhte dia thn hmeran thV apolutrwsewV.

4:31 Pasa pikria kai qumoV kai orgh kai kraugh kai blasfhmia aV afaireqh apo saV meta pashV kakiaV×