Ephesians 4
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Ephesians 4:1-8

1ThereforeG3767 I, 1the prisonerG1198 of the LordG2962, 2imploreG3870 you to 3walkG4043 in a mannerG516 worthyG516 of the 4callingG2821 with whichG3739 you have been 5calledG2564, 2with allG3956 6humilityG5012 and gentlenessG4240, with patienceG3115, showingG430 toleranceG430 for oneG240 anotherG240 7in loveG26, 3being diligentG4704 to preserveG5083 the unityG1775 of the SpiritG4151 in the 8bondG4886 of peaceG1515. 4There is 9oneG1520 bodyG4983 and oneG1520 SpiritG4151, justG2531 as alsoG2532 you were calledG2564 in oneG1520 10hopeG1680 of your callingG2821; 511oneG1520 LordG2962, oneG1520 faithG4102, oneG1520 baptismG908, 6oneG1520 GodG2316 and FatherG3962 of allG3956 12whoG3588 is overG1909 allG3956 and throughG1223 allG3956 and in allG3956.

7But 13to eachG1538 oneG1520 of us 14graceG5485 was givenG1325 15accordingG2596 to the measureG3358 of Christ’sG5547 giftG1431. 8ThereforeG1352 16it saysG3004, “17When He ascendedG305 on highG5311, He 18ledG162 captiveG162 a hostG161 of captivesG161, And He gaveG1325 giftsG1390 to menG444.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 4:1 Eph 3:1 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 4:1 Rom 12:1 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 4:1 Eph 2:10; Col 1:10; 2:6; 1 Thess 2:12 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 4:1 Rom 11:29 ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 4:1 Rom 8:28f ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 4:2 Col 3:12f ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 4:2 Eph 1:4 ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 4:3 Col 3:14f ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 4:4 1 Cor 12:4ff; Eph 2:16, 18 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 4:4 Eph 1:18 ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 4:5 1 Cor 8:6 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 4:6 Rom 11:36 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 4:7 1 Cor 12:7, 11 ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 4:7 Eph 3:2 ↩
  15. 15. Ephesians 4:7 Rom 12:3 ↩
  16. 16. Ephesians 4:8 Or He ↩
  17. 17. Ephesians 4:8 Ps 68:18 ↩
  18. 18. Ephesians 4:8 Col 2:15 ↩

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