Ephesians 4:2

with all lowliness of mind, and quietness, and long suffering; and that ye be forbearing one towards another, in love.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1I therefore, a prisoner in our Lord, beseech of you, that ye walk, (as it becometh the calling wherewith ye are called,)

3And be ye solicitous to keep the unity of the Spirit, in a bond of peace;

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Cross References

Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you; and learn from me, that I am gentle and subdued in my heart: and ye 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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