Ephesians 4:1
And so, as a prisoner in the Lord, I beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the vocation to which you have been called:
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2with all humility and meekness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.
Cross References
Genesis 5:24And he walked with God, and then he was seen no more, because God took him.
Jeremiah 38:20But Jeremiah responded: “They will not deliver you. Listen, I ask you, to the voice of the Lord, which I am speaking to you, and it will be well with you, and your soul will live.
Romans 8:28And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints.
1 Corinthians 4:16Therefore, I beg you, be imitators of me, just as I am of Christ.
2 Corinthians 6:1But, as a help to you, we exhort you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
Galatians 4:12Brothers, I beg you. Be as I am. For I, too, am like you. You have not injured me at all.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 4:1
We have gone through the former part of this epistle, which consists of several important doctrinal truths, contained in the three preceding chapters. We enter now on the latter part of it, in which we have the most weighty and serious exhortations that can be given. We may observe that in this, as in most others of Paul's epistles, the former part is doctrinal, and fitted to inform the minds of men in the great truths and doctrines of the gospel, the latter is practical, and designed for the direction of their… Read the whole commentary →