Ephesians 4:1
So I—this prisoner in the Lord—am encouraging you to make sure you live according to the principles to which you were called.
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2Don't think proudly of yourselves; be gentle and patient, showing tolerance to each other in love.
Cross References
Genesis 5:24Enoch had such a close relationship with God that he didn't die, he just wasn't there anymore, because God took him.
Jeremiah 38:20“They won't hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “If you obey what the Lord says by doing what I tell you, then things will go well for you and you'll live.
Romans 8:28We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, those whom he has called to be part of his plan.
1 Corinthians 4:16So I'm pleading with you to imitate me!
2 Corinthians 6:1As workers together with God we also plead with you not to make your acceptance of God's grace worthless.
Galatians 4:12I'm pleading with you, my friends: be like me, because I became like you. You've never treated me badly.
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 →