Ephesians 4:1
I, the prisoner of the LORD, then call on you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
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In Context
2with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love,
Cross References
Genesis 5:24And Enoch habitually walks with God, and he is not, for God has taken him.
Jeremiah 38:20And Jeremiah says, “They do not give you up; please listen to the voice of YHWH, to that which I am speaking to you, and it is well for you, and your soul lives.
Romans 8:28And we have known that to those loving God all things work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;
1 Corinthians 4:16I call on you, therefore, become followers of me;
2 Corinthians 6:1And also working together we call on [you] that you do not receive the grace of God in vain—
Galatians 4:12I implore you, brothers, become as I [am]—because I also [am] as you; you did not hurt me;
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 →