Ephesians 4:2

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 Living Translation (NLT)Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.

Context of Ephesians 4:2

1I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;

Ephesians 4:2 word by word

μετὰ πάσης ταπεινοφροσύνης καὶ πραΰτητος, μετὰ μακροθυμίας, ἀνεχόμενοι ἀλλήλων ἐν ἀγάπῃ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• lowlinessταπεινοφροσύνηtapeinophrosunē · humilityG5012
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• meeknessπραΰτηςprautēs · gentlenessG4240
• longsufferingμακροθυμίαmakrothumia · patienceG3115
• forbearingἀνέχωanechomai · to endureG430
• one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:2

• Numbers 12:3(Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.)
• Psalms 45:4And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness; And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.
• Psalms 138:6Though the Lord is on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar.
• Proverbs 3:34Surely He scorns the scornful, But gives grace to the humble.
• Proverbs 16:19Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
• Isaiah 57:15For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Isaiah 61:1“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
• Zephaniah 2:3Seek the Lord, all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden In the day of the Lord’s anger.
• Zechariah 9:9“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.
• Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• Acts 20:19serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews;
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
• Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
• 1 Timothy 6:11But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.

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

Topics related to Ephesians 4:2

• Commandments
• Communion
• Humility
• Longsuffering
• Love
• Meekness
• Patience

In the dictionaries

• Bitterness
• Communion
• Compact
• Dark
• Ephesians, Epistle to
• Forbear
• Grieve
• Lasciviousness
• Lowliness
• Renew

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