Part 4

49:004:017 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

49:004:018 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

49:004:019 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

49:004:020 But ye have not so learned Christ;

49:004:021 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

49:004:022 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

49:004:023 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

49:004:024 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

49:004:025 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

49:004:026 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

49:004:027 Neither give place to the devil.

49:004:028 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 needeth.

49:004:029 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

49:004:030 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

49:004:031 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

49:004:032 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

49:005:001 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

49:005:002 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

49:005:003 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

49:005:004 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

49:005:005 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

49:005:006 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

49:005:007 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

49:005:008 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

49:005:009 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

49:005:010 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

49:005:011 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

49:005:012 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.