Ephesians 4:1
I, THE prisoner in the Lord, exhort you, therefore, to walk worthy of the calling with which ye were called,
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
2with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;
Cross References
Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
1 Corinthians 4:16I beseech you therefore, be followers of me[4:16].
2 Corinthians 6:1AND, as workers together with him, we also beseech you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain;
Galatians 4:12Become as I am, for I also became as ye are, brethren, I beseech you. Ye injured me in nothing.
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 →