Ephesians 4:2
with all humility and meekness, with long-suffering; bearing with one another in love,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
In Context
3endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Cross References
Psalms 138:6The LORD is high, yet he looketh upon the humble, And the proud doth he know from afar.
Proverbs 16:19Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to share the spoil with the proud.
Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, For Jehovah hath anointed me; He hath sent me to publish good tidings to the distressed, To bind up the broken-hearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion, Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy king cometh to thee; He is just and victorious, Mild, and riding upon an ass, Even upon a colt, the foal of an ass.
Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls.
Matthew Henry on Ephesians 4:2
Consistency Enforced. ( a. d. 61.) 1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, This is a general exhortation to walk as becomes our Christian profession. Paul was now a prisoner at Rome; and he was the prisoner of the Lord, or in the Lord, which signifies as much as for the Lord. See of this, ch. iii. 1 . He mentions this once and again, to show that he was not ashamed of his bonds, well knowing that he suffered not as an evil doer: and likewise… Read the whole commentary →