God’s Word Translation

Ephesians 4:5

5There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Ephesians 4:5 in other versions

King James Version (KJV)One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
New International Version (NIV)one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
English Standard Version (ESV)one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
New King James Version (NKJV)one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

Context of Ephesians 4:5

3Through the peace that ties you together, do your best to maintain the unity that the Spirit gives. 4There is one body and one Spirit. In the same way you were called to share one hope. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6one God and Father of all, who is over everything, through everything, and in everything. 7God’s favor has been given to each of us. It was measured out to us by Christ who gave it.

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Ephesians 4:5 word by word

εἷς κύριος, μία πίστις, ἓν βάπτισμα,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

Oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
baptismβάπτισμαbaptisma · baptismG908

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:5

Acts 2:36“All the people of Israel should know beyond a doubt that God made Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
Acts 10:36God sent his word to the people of Israel and brought them the Good News of peace through Jesus Christ. This Jesus Christ is everyone’s Lord.
Romans 14:8If we live, we honor the Lord, and if we die, we honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
1 Corinthians 1:2To God’s church that was made holy by Christ Jesus and called to be God’s holy people in the city of Corinth and to people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 8:6But for us, “There is only one God, the Father. Everything came from him, and we live for him. There is only one Lord, Jesus Christ. Everything came into being through him, and we live because of him.”
1 Corinthians 12:5There are different ways of serving, and yet the same Lord is served.
Philippians 2:11and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 3:8It’s far more than that! I consider everything else worthless because I’m much better off knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. It’s because of him that I think of everything as worthless. I threw it all away in order to gain Christ
Ephesians 4:13This is to continue until all of us are united in our faith and in our knowledge about God’s Son, until we become mature, until we measure up to Christ, who is the standard.
Romans 3:30since it is the same God who approves circumcised people by faith and uncircumcised people through this same faith.
2 Corinthians 11:4When someone comes to you telling about another Jesus whom we didn’t tell you about, you’re willing to put up with it. When you receive a spirit that is different from the Spirit you received earlier, you’re also willing to put up with that. When someone tells you good news that is different from the Good News you already accepted, you’re willing to put up with that too.
Galatians 1:6I’m surprised that you’re so quickly deserting Christ, who called you in his kindness, to follow a different kind of good news.
Galatians 5:6As far as our relationship to Christ Jesus is concerned, it doesn’t matter whether we are circumcised or not. But what matters is a faith that expresses itself through love.
Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who have spoken God’s word to you. Think about how their lives turned out, and imitate their faith.
James 2:18Another person might say, “You have faith, but I do good things.” Show me your faith apart from the good things you do. I will show you my faith by the good things I do.
2 Peter 1:1From Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To those who have obtained a faith that is as valuable as ours, a faith based on the approval that comes from our God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on Ephesians 4:5

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5One Lord - Jesus Christ, who is the governor of this Church. One faith - One system of religion, proposing the same objects to the faith of all. One baptism - Administered in the name of the holy Trinity; indicative of the influences, privileges, and effects of the Christian religion.Read the comment
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5One Lord - This evidently refers to the Lord Jesus. The “Spirit” is mentioned in the previous verse; the Father in the verse following. On the application of the word “Lord” to the Saviour, see the notes on Acts 1:24. The argument here is, that there ought to be unity among Christians, because they have one Lord and Saviour. They have not different Saviours adapted to different classes; not one for the Jew and another for the Greek; not one for the rich…Read the comment
Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6These three verses might come from an early Christian creed (a formal statement of beliefs). These verses emphasize the unity that all believers share. Despite their ethnic differences, Jewish and non-Jewish Christians have one Lord and one faith. Because of this, they should live together in unity. Christ's one body is the church (see 1:23; 2:16). one God and Father of all: (see 1 Corinthians 8:6; 15:28). who is over all and through all and in all: God…Read the comment
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Similarly "faith" and "baptism" (the sacramental seal of faith) are connected (Mr 16:16; Col 2:12). Compare 1Co 12:13, "Faith" is not here that which we believe, but the act of believing, the mean by which we apprehend the "one Lord." "Baptism" is specified, being the sacrament whereby we are incorporated into the "one body." Not the Lord's Supper, which is an act of matured communion on the part of those already incorporate, "a symbol of union, not of…Read the comment

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