Ephesians 4
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Ephesians 4:1-14

1ThereforeG3767 I, 1the prisonerG1198 of the LordG2962, 2urgeG3870 you to 3walkG4043 inG516 aG516 mannerG516 worthyG516 of the 4callingG2821 with whichG3739 you have been 5calledG2564, 2with allG3956 6humilityG5012 and gentlenessG4240, with patienceG3115, bearingG430 withG430 oneG240 anotherG240 7in loveG26, 3being diligentG4704 to keepG5083 the unityG1775 of the SpiritG4151 in the 8bondG4886 of peaceG1515. 4There is 9oneG1520 bodyG4983 and oneG1520 SpiritG4151, justG2531 asG2531 you alsoG2532 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 the captivesG161, And He gaveG1325 giftsG1390 to peopleG444.” 9(NowG1161 thisG3588 expression, “He 19ascendedG305,” whatG5101 20does it meanG1510 exceptG1508 that He alsoG2532 21had descendedG2597 into 22the lowerG2737 partsG3313 of the earthG1093? 10He who descendedG2597 is HimselfG846 alsoG2532 He who ascendedG305 23farG5231 aboveG5231 allG3956 the heavensG3772, soG2443 thatG2443 He might 24fillG4137 allG3956 thingsG3956.) 11And He 25gaveG1325 26someG3588G3303 as apostlesG652, someG3588 as prophetsG4396, someG3588 as 27evangelistsG2099, someG3588 as 28pastorsG4166 and 29teachersG1320, 1230for the equippingG2677 of the 31saintsG40 for the workG2041 of ministryG1248, for the buildingG3619 upG3619 of 32the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547; 13untilG3360 we allG3956 attainG2658 to 33the unityG1775 of the faithG4102, and of the 3435knowledgeG1922 of the SonG5207 of GodG2316, to a 36matureG5046 manG435, to the measureG3358 of the statureG2244 37which belongs to the 38fullnessG4138 of ChristG5547. 1439AsG2443 aG2443 resultG2443, we are 40noG3371 longerG3371 to be childrenG3516, 41tossedG2831 hereG2831 andG2831 thereG2831 byG2831 wavesG2831 and carriedG4064 aboutG4064 by everyG3956 windG417 of doctrineG1319, by the trickeryG2940 of peopleG444, by 42craftinessG3834 43in 44deceitfulG4106 schemingG3180;

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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 ↩
  19. 19. Ephesians 4:9 John 3:13 ↩
  20. 20. Ephesians 4:9 Lit is it except ↩
  21. 21. Ephesians 4:9 One early ms had first descended ↩
  22. 22. Ephesians 4:9 Is 44:23 ↩
  23. 23. Ephesians 4:10 Eph 1:20f; Heb 4:14; 7:26 ↩
  24. 24. Ephesians 4:10 Eph 1:23 ↩
  25. 25. Ephesians 4:11 Eph 4:8 ↩
  26. 26. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1; 1 Cor 12:28 ↩
  27. 27. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 21:8 ↩
  28. 28. Ephesians 4:11 From Gr for shepherds ↩
  29. 29. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1 ↩
  30. 30. Ephesians 4:12 2 Cor 13:9 ↩
  31. 31. Ephesians 4:12 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  32. 32. Ephesians 4:12 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 1:23 ↩
  33. 33. Ephesians 4:13 Eph 4:3, 5 ↩
  34. 34. Ephesians 4:13 Or true knowledge ↩
  35. 35. Ephesians 4:13 John 6:69; Eph 1:17; Phil 3:10 ↩
  36. 36. Ephesians 4:13 1 Cor 14:20; Col 1:28; Heb 5:14 ↩
  37. 37. Ephesians 4:13 Lit of the fullness ↩
  38. 38. Ephesians 4:13 John 1:16; Eph 1:23 ↩
  39. 39. Ephesians 4:14 Lit So that we will no longer be ↩
  40. 40. Ephesians 4:14 1 Cor 14:20 ↩
  41. 41. Ephesians 4:14 James 1:6; Jude 12 ↩
  42. 42. Ephesians 4:14 1 Cor 3:19; 2 Cor 4:2; 11:3 ↩
  43. 43. Ephesians 4:14 Lit with regard to the scheming of deceit ↩
  44. 44. Ephesians 4:14 Eph 6:11 ↩

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