Ephesians 4:2

With all humility and gentleness and long-suffering forbear with one another in love;

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

In Context

1I summon you then, I the prisoner in the Lord, to live lives worthy of the calling to which you were called.

3and endeavor to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace.

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Cross References

Matthew 11:29"Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, 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 →

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