Ephesians 4:1
I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.
Cross References
Genesis 5:24And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him.
Jeremiah 38:20But Jeremias answered: They shall not deliver thee: hearken, I beseech thee, to the word of the Lord, which I speak to thee, and it shall be well with thee, and thy soul shall live.
Romans 8:28And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints.
1 Corinthians 4:16Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ.
2 Corinthians 6:1And we helping do exhort you, that you receive not the grace of God in vain.
Galatians 4:12Be ye as I, because I also am as you: brethren, I beseech 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 →