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I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
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with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,
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endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
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There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;
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one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
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one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
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But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift.
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Therefore He says: "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men."
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(Now this, "He ascended"--what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?