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Ephesians 4:2
2with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;
Ephesians 4:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
- New International Version (NIV)Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
- English Standard Version (ESV)with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
- New King James Version (NKJV)with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,
Context of Ephesians 4:2
1I, the prisoner in [the] Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love; 3using diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace. 4[There is] one body and one Spirit, as ye have been also called in one hope of your calling;
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μετὰ πάσης ταπεινοφροσύνης καὶ πραΰτητος, μετὰ μακροθυμίας, ἀνεχόμενοι ἀλλήλων ἐν ἀγάπῃ,Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ephesians 4:2
- Numbers 12:3But the man Moses was very meek, above all men that were upon the face of the earth.
- Psalms 45:4And [in] thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
- Psalms 138:6For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.
- Proverbs 3:34He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
- Proverbs 16:19Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
- Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy [place], and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
- Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound;
- Zephaniah 2:3Seek Jehovah, all ye meek of the land, who have performed his ordinance; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger.
- Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.
- Matthew 5:3Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
- Matthew 11:29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;
- Acts 20:19serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;
- 1 Corinthians 13:4Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous [of others]; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up,
- Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
- Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as [the] elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
- 1 Timothy 6:11But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.
Commentaries on Ephesians 4:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2With all lowliness - It is by acting as the apostle here directs that a man walks worthy of this high vocation; signifies subjection or humility of mind. Meekness - The opposite to anger and irritability of disposition. Long-suffering - · Long-mindedness - never permitting a trial or provocation to get to the end of your patience. Forbearing one another - · Sustaining one another - helping to support each other in all the miseries and trials of life: or…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2With all lowliness - Humility; see the notes on Acts 20:19, where the same Greek word is used; compare also the following places, where the same Greek word occurs: Philemon 2:3, “in lowliness of mind, let each esteem other better than themselves;” Colossians 2:18, “in a voluntary humility;” Colossians 2:23; Colossians 3:12; 1 Peter 5:5. The word does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament. The idea is, that humility of mind becomes those who are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2with all humility … gentleness … patience: Believers should be like Christ in how they treat others (see Colossians 3:12–14; compare Galatians 6:2). Jesus himself demonstrated perfect humility, gentleness, and patience in his relationships with people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. lowliness--In classic Greek, the meaning is meanness of spirit: the Gospel has elevated the word to express a Christian grace, namely, the esteeming of ourselves small, inasmuch as we are so; the thinking truly, and because truly, therefore lowlily, of ourselves [Trench]. meekness--that spirit in which we accept God's dealings with us without disputing and resisting; and also the accepting patiently of the injuries done us by men, out of the thought…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ephesians 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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