Ephesians 4:3
earnestly endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
In Context
2with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love,
4There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been called in one hope of your calling;
Cross References
Mark 3:24And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom can not stand.
John 17:21that they all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
1 Corinthians 1:10Now, I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no schisms among you, but that you be perfectly united in the same mind, and in the same judgment.
2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, brethren, farewell; be perfect, be comforted, be of the same mind, be at peace; and the God of love and of peace will be with you.
Colossians 3:13bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if any one have a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so also do you:
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 4:3-17
Exhortation to Unity; Persuasives to Unity. ( a. d. 61.) 2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore… Read the whole commentary →