Liturgy Gospel
Paulines Epistle
Paul, the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed to the Gospel of God.
A reading from the Epistle of our teacher Paul to the Ephesians .
May his blessings be upon us.
Amen.
Ephesians 4 : 20 - 32
Chapter 4
| 20 | But you have not so learned Christ,
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| 21 | if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:
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| 22 | that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,
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| 23 | and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
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| 24 | and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
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| 25 | Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another.
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| 26 | "Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
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| 27 | nor give place to the devil.
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| 28 | Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
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| 29 | Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
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| 30 | And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
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| 31 | Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.
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| 32 | And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
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The grace of God the Father be with you all.
Amen.
