Do we realize that there is nothing the devil dreads so much as prayer? His great concern is to keep us from praying. He loves to see us “up to our eyes” in work – provided we do not pray. He does not fear because we are eager and earnest Bible students – provided we are little in prayer.
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Ephesians 4

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4:1 ¶ Koia ahau, ta te Ariki herehere, ka whakahau nei i a koutou kia rite ta koutou haere ki te karangatanga i karangatia ai koutou,

4:2 ¶ Kia papaku rawa te ngakau, kia mahaki, kia manawanui, kia ata hanga tetahi ki tetahi, i runga i te aroha;

4:3 Me whai kia mau te kotahitanga o te Wairua, he mea paihere na te rangimarie.

4:4 Kotahi tonu te tinana, kotahi te Wairua, pera hoki me to koutou karangatanga, kotahi tonu te mea o to koutou karangatanga hei tumanakotanga atu;

4:5 Kotahi Ariki, kotahi whakapono, kotahi iriiri,

4:6 Kotahi Atua, ko te Matua o nga mea katoa, kei runga nei ia i nga mea katoa, puta noa ia i nga mea katoa, kei roto hoki i te katoa.

4:7 Kua oti ia te aroha noa te homai ki tenei, ki tenei, o tatou, i runga i te mehua o ta te Karaiti homaitanga.

4:8 Na reira hoki ia i mea ai, I tona kakenga ki runga, whakaraua ana e ia nga whakarau, a hoatu mea ana ia ma nga tangata.

4:9 Na ko tenei, I kake ia ki runga i te aha, mehemea kahore ia i matua heke ki nga wahi o raro rawa o te whenua?

4:10 Tera i heke ra, ko ia ano i kake atu nei ki runga ake i nga rangi katoa, kia ki ai nga mea katoa i a ia.

4:11 A homai ana e ia ko etahi hei apotoro; ko etahi hei poropiti; ko etahi hei kaikauwhau i te rongopai; ko etahi hei hepara, hei kaiwhakaako;

4:12 Kia tino rite ai te hunga tapu mo te mahi minita, mo te hanga i te whare, ara i te tinana o te Karaiti:

4:13 Kia tae katoa ra ano tatou ki te kotahitanga o te whakapono, o te matauranga hoki ki te Tama a te Atua, kia tino tangata, kia eke ki te mehua o te tino kaumatuatanga e tutuki ai ki to te Karaiti:

4:14 Kia mutu ai to tatou tamarikitanga, te akina, te kahakahakina e nga hau katoa o te whakaako, he whakawiringa ke na te tangata, he maminga, he whakapohehe;

4:15 Engari kia korero pono ai i runga i te aroha, kia tupu ai tatou ki roto ki a ia i nga mea katoa, ko te nei ia, ko te Karaiti:

4:16 Nona nei te tinana katoa, he mea whakapiri marie, he mea ata hono e nga meatanga a nga hononga katoa, whakarite rawa ki te nui o te mahinga a ia wahi, a ia wahi, e mea ana i te tinana kia neke ake, hei whare e hanga ana i a ia i runga i te aroha.

4:17 ¶ Na ko taku tenei e ki nei, e whakaatu nei i roto i te Ariki, kia kati ta koutou haere pera me era atu Tauiwi, e haere nei i roto i te whakahihi o to ratou hinengaro,

4:18 Kua oti nei te whakapouri o ratou whakaaro, kua tangata ke ki to te Atua ora, i te kuware o roto i a ratou, he pakeke hoki no o ratou ngakau:

4:19 Kahore o ratou ohoohonga, a tukua ana ratou e ratou ano ki te hiahia taikaha; riro pu ratou ki te mahi i nga mea poke katoa.

4:20 Ko koutou ia kihai i pera to koutou ako i a te Karaiti;

4:21 Ki te mea kua rongo koutou ki a ia, kua whakaakona e ia ki nga mea e rite ana ki te pono i roto i a Ihu:

4:22 Kia whakarerea e koutou te tangata tawhito, he ahua no to koutou whakahaere o mua; he mea pirau nei hoki ia i runga i nga hiahia tinihanga;

4:23 Kia whakahoutia te wairua o to koutou hinengaro;

4:24 Kia kakahuria iho hoki ki a koutou te tangata hou, no ta te Atua nei te hanganga i runga i te tika, i te tapu o te pono.

4:25 Heoi whakarerea atu te teka; kia pono te korero ki tona hoa, ki ona hoa: he wahi hoki tatou tetahi no tetahi.

4:26 Kia riri, a kaua e hara: kei toene te ra ki to koutou riri:

4:27 Kaua hoki tetahi wahi e tukua ki te rewera.

4:28 Ko te tangata tahae, me whakamutu tana tahae: engari me mahi, ko ona ringa ano hei mahi i te mea pai, kia whai rawa ai ia hei hoatutanga mana ki te rawakore.

4:29 Kei puta tetahi kupu kino i o koutou mangai, engari hei te mea e tau ana hei hanga i te pai, kia whiwhi ai ki te pai nga tangata e rongo ana.

4:30 Kaua hoki e whakapouritia te Wairua Tapu o te Atua, nana nei koutou i hiri mo te ra o te whakaoranga.

4:31 Kia wehea rawatia atu i roto i a koutou te nanakia, te riri, te aritarita, te ngaungau, te korero kino, me te mauahara katoa:

4:32 Kia ngawari to koutou tikanga tetahi ki tetahi, kia pai te ngakau, me te hohou roa iho i te rongo tetahi ki tetahi, kia pera ano me te Atua i hohou nei i te rongo ki a koutou i roto i a te Karaiti.