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Unity in the Body

Therefore, I, the prisoner of Christ, invite you to embrace the calling you have received.

Be humble, kind, patient, and bear with one another in love.

Make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit among you through bonds of peace.

Let there be one body and one Spirit, just as one hope is the goal of your calling by God,

one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

one God, the Father of all, who is above all, and works through all, and is in all.

But to each of us, divine grace is granted in proportion to Christ’s gift.

Regarding his gifts, to some he gave to be apostles; to others, prophets, evangelists, or pastors and teachers.

So, he prepared those who belong to him for the ministry to build up the Body of Christ,

until we are all united in the same faith and knowledge of the Son of God. In this way, we will become complete persons upon reaching maturity and sharing in the fullness of Christ.