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Ephesians · read by A.J. Higgins
58 verses, in order. Only the verses A.J. read aloud are shown.
Ephesians 2
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in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.Read from KJV · The Kingdom: Consummation, Character, City, Challenge, Day of God (Rev. 20-22, 1 Cor. 15, 2 Pet. 3:13)
Ephesians 4
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As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.Read from NKJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.Read from NKJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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This is why it says: "When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men."Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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What does "He ascended" mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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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,Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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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.Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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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.Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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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.Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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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.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Hearts
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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.Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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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.Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;Read from KJV · Ephesians 4-1a
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and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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"Be angry, yet do not sin." Do not let the sun set upon your anger,Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Helpfulness
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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.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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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.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Helpfulness
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And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.Read from NKJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
Ephesians 5
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and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Holiness
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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for herRead from KJV · Our Minds and our Homes
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to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Homes
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and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.Read from KJV · Foundational principles of marriage
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In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Homes
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Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Homes
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"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Homes
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This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.Read from NKJV · Our Minds and our Homes
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Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Homes
Ephesians 6
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.Read from ESV · Our Minds and our Homes
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"Honor your father and mother" (which is the first commandment with a promise),Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Homes
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"that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth."Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Homes
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Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.Read from KJV · Our Minds and our Homes
