27 and do not (A)give the devil [a]an opportunity. 28 The one who steals must no longer steal; but rather (B)he must labor, (C)producing with his own hands what is good, (D)so that he will have something to share with the one who has need. 29 Let no [b](E)unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for (F)edification [c]according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:27 Lit a place
  2. Ephesians 4:29 Lit rotten
  3. Ephesians 4:29 Lit of the need

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