Ephesians 4:2
always humble and gentle, patient, bearing lovingly with one another,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
In Context
3and striving to maintain in the bond of peace the unity given by the Spirit.
Cross References
Psalms 138:6For, high though the Lord is, he looks on the lowly, and strikes down the haughty from far away.
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, daughter of Jerusalem! Look, your king comes to you. Vindicated and victorious is he, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Matthew 11:29Take my yoke on you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble, and you will 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 →