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San secan tinemij itechcopa on Espíritu

Yejhua ica nejhua, yejhuan nitzacuticaj pampa nitequiti para toTeco, sanoyej nemechtlajtlanilia ica xmohuicacan quen quitocarohua nenquichihuasquej para cuajli ihuan nemocahuasquej ijcon quen Dios omechnotz para nenquichihuasquej. Nemejhuamej ma ca xmohueyimatican, yej xmonotzacan ican yolyemanalistli. Xquimijyohuican semej ihuan ocsequimej niman xquimpalehuican ica on tetlajsojtlalistli yejhuan nenquipiaj. Xchihuacan canica para xmejehuacan ijcon quen aman san secan nennemij itechcopa on Espíritu. Niman xcahuilican on Espíritu ma mechmaca yolsehuilistli yejhuan mechsentlalia semej ihuan ocsequimej. Nochimej nemejhuamej san secan nenteyaxcahuan ne itech Dios. Niman no san se Espíritu mechsentlalia ijcon quen Dios san se tlamachalistli omechmacac ijcuac omechnotz. San se nemi teTeco para nochimej, san se tlaneltoctli para nochimej, san se tlacuatequilistli para nochimej, niman nemi san se Dios niman Tajtli para nochimej. Yejhua teTeco impan nochimej, niman tequiti impan nochimej, niman no nemi impan nochimej.

Cristo cada se ocse tlamantic otechmacac tetlayocolilti yejhuan techhueliltia ticchihuaj on tlen aman hueli ticchihua. Yejhua otechmacac cada tisesentemej on tetlayocoliltin yejhuan oquinec para tihuelisquej tictequipanosquej Dios. Yejhua ica in Yectlajcuilojli quijtohua:

Ijcuac otlejcoc ne ilhuicac, oquinmanahuijteu on yejhuan tzacuticatcaj ican tlajtlacojli, niman oquinmacateu on tetlayocoliltin on tlacamej.

¿Niman tlinon quijtosnequi yejhua on ica otlejcoc? Quijtosnequi ica achtopa otemoc ne campa más tlatzintlan ipan in tlalticpactli. 10 On yejhuan otemoc sa no yejhua on yejhuan otlejcoc ne campa más tlacpac de nochi cielos, para sa no yejhua quitemiltia nochihuiyan ican iEspíritu. 11 Niman on tlacamej oquinmacac tetlayocolijli de huelilistli. Sequimej oquinhueliltij para apóstoles, sequimej oquinhueliltij para tiotlajtojquej, sequimej oquinhueliltij tenojnotzasquej ica on cuajli tlajtojli yejhuan quitemaca temaquixtilistli, ocsequimej oquinhueliltij para pastores niman temachtijquej. 12 Ijcon oquintlalij itequitcahuan para quinyectlalisquej nochimej on yejhuan iyaxcahuan Dios para ijcon yejhuamej huelisquej quitequipanosquej Dios, niman ijqui quiscaltisquej icuerpo Cristo. 13 Niman ijcon tinochimej tinemisquej san secan itech on tlaneltoctli niman ipan on tlaixmachilistli ica iConetzin Dios. Ijcon ticojtitiasquej ipan tonemilis, niman tichicajtiasquej no ijqui quen Cristo. 14 Yejhua ica xoc titohuicasquej quen coconej yejhuan ijcuac quinmachtiaj yencuic temachtiltin nimantzin quipatlatetzij intlamachilis, niman onxinij ipan tlacajcayahualistli, pampa quincajcayahuaj on tlacamej yejhuan sanoyej quimatij quen tlacajcayahuasquej. Yejhuamej quinhuicasnequej ipan on ojtli xcuajli. 15 Yej ma tiquijtocan on tlen melahuac ican tetlajsojtlalistli, niman nochipa ma titoscaltican ican nochi tlen cuajli para tinemisquej quen Cristo yejhuan tlayecanquetl ipan on cuerpo. 16 Itechcopa Cristo nochi iconehuan Dios sajsalijtoquej san secan quen se cuerpo yejhuan cuajli sajsalijticaj nochihuiyan. Ijcuac cada parte icuerpo Cristo cuajli tequiti, nochi cuajli noscaltia niman nochicahualtijtiu ican tetlajsojtlalistli.

Yencuic nemilistli itech Cristo

17 Yejhua in, tej, yejhua nemechijlia, niman nemechmactilia ican itlanahuatil toTeco ica ma ca sa xnemican quen yejhuamej on ocsequimej xhebreos yejhuan xquixmatij Dios. Yejhuamej quinemiliaj on tlajtlamach yejhuan sanenca. 18 Quipiaj intlamachilis yejhuan xhueli cuajli tlanemiliaj. Yejhuamej xquipiaj on nemilistli yejhuan hualehua itech Dios, pampa xtlamatquej niman yoltechicajquej. 19 Yejhuamej yoquipolojquej intlamachilis de pinahualistli, niman quichijtetzij nochi tlen xcuajli yejhuan hualeu ipan intlamachilis. Yejhua ica sanoyej cuelitaj quichihuaj nochi tlajtlamach tlen xchipahuac.

20 Pero nemejhuamej xomechmachtijquej itech Cristo para no ijqui nenquichihuasquej. 21 Melahuac onencacquej ica yejhua, niman omechmachtijquej on tlen melahuac yejhuan oncaj itech Jesús. 22 Ijcon quen se quixtia itlaquen ijcuac yotlajlohuac, no ijqui xcajcahuacan on xcuajli nemoelehuilis yejhuan itlajcauqui niman mechcajcayahuaya. 23 Nemejhuamej xcahuilican Dios para cuajli ma quiyencuili nemoyojlo niman nemocajsicamatilis. 24 Niman ijcon quen se tlacatl notlaquentia ican itlaquen chipahuac, nemejhuamej no xmotlaquentican ica on yencuic nemilistli yejhuan Dios quitemacac. Xmelajcanemican quen Dios yolmelajqui niman yolchipahuac. 25 Yejhua ica, ma ca sa xtecajcayahuacan, yej cada se de nemejhuamej xquijtocan on tlen melahuac inhuan tocnihuan, pampa tinochimej tinemij ipan san se cuerpo. 26 Tla nencualanij, ma ca xtlajtlacocan. Niman on tlahuejli ma ca xpiacan nochi tonajli, yej saniman xmoyoltlalican. 27 Niman ma ca xcahuilican on diablo ma mechchihualti nenquichihuasquej nion achijtzin on tlen xcuajli.

28 Yejhuan tlachtequi, ma cajcahua ica tlachtequi, niman ma pehua tequiti. Niman ma quichihua on tequitl yejhuan ica cuajli quitlacaitasquej. Ma tequiti para ma quipia tlinon quinmacas on yejhuan mayanquej.

29 Ma ca sa xquijtocan on xcuajli tlajtojli, yej san xquijtocan tlen cuajli yejhuan quimpalehuis ocsequimej noscaltis intlaneltoc, niman quinmacas tlatiochihualistli on yejhuan caquisquej. 30 Ma ca xcajmanacan iEspíritu Dios yejhuan yolchipahuac, pampa ica on Espíritu nemejhuamej omechsellarojquej para nesi ica neniconehuan Dios hasta ipan on tonajli ijcuac Cristo totemaquixtijcau yejcos para caxijtis totemaquixtilis.

31 Xmoquixtilican nochi tecuatotonalistli, nochi xcuajli elehuilistli, nochi tlahuejli, nochi tzajtzilistli, nochi tetejtenehualistli niman nochi xecyotl. 32 Yej ocse tlamantic xnemican. Nemejhuamej xtenotzacan, niman xmoyolyemanilican ihuan ocsequimej, niman xmotlapojpolhuican ihuan ocsequimej ijcon quen Dios omechtlapojpolhuij itechcopa Cristo.

Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ

As a prisoner(A) for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy(B) of the calling(C) you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another(D) in love.(E) Make every effort to keep the unity(F) of the Spirit through the bond of peace.(G) There is one body(H) and one Spirit,(I) just as you were called to one hope when you were called(J); one Lord,(K) one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all,(L) who is over all and through all and in all.(M)

But to each one of us(N) grace(O) has been given(P) as Christ apportioned it. This is why it[a] says:

“When he ascended on high,
    he took many captives(Q)
    and gave gifts to his people.”[b](R)

(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[c]? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended(S) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)(T) 11 So Christ himself gave(U) the apostles,(V) the prophets,(W) the evangelists,(X) the pastors and teachers,(Y) 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ(Z) may be built up(AA) 13 until we all reach unity(AB) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God(AC) and become mature,(AD) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.(AE)

14 Then we will no longer be infants,(AF) tossed back and forth by the waves,(AG) and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.(AH) 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love,(AI) we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head,(AJ) that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows(AK) and builds itself up(AL) in love,(AM) as each part does its work.

Instructions for Christian Living

17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer(AN) live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.(AO) 18 They are darkened in their understanding(AP) and separated from the life of God(AQ) because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.(AR) 19 Having lost all sensitivity,(AS) they have given themselves over(AT) to sensuality(AU) so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.

20 That, however, is not the way of life you learned 21 when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off(AV) your old self,(AW) which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;(AX) 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds;(AY) 24 and to put on(AZ) the new self,(BA) created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.(BB)

25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully(BC) to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.(BD) 26 “In your anger do not sin”[d]:(BE) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.(BF) 28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work,(BG) doing something useful with their own hands,(BH) that they may have something to share with those in need.(BI)

29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,(BJ) but only what is helpful for building others up(BK) according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,(BL) with whom you were sealed(BM) for the day of redemption.(BN) 31 Get rid of(BO) all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.(BP) 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another,(BQ) forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.(BR)

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 Or God
  2. Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
  3. Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth
  4. Ephesians 4:26 Psalm 4:4 (see Septuagint)