Ephesians 4:1

Ephesians 4:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
• New International Version (NIV)As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,

Context of Ephesians 4:1

Therefore I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you were called— 2with complete humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love, 3making every effort to keep the unity of the Ruach in the bond of shalom.

Ephesians 4:1 word by word

Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς ἐγὼ ὁ δέσμιος ἐν κυρίῳ ἀξίως περιπατῆσαι τῆς κλήσεως ἧς ἐκλήθητε,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• the prisonerὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the prisonerδέσμιοςdesmios · prisonerG1198
• ofἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• beseechπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• youσύsu · youG4771
• that ye walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• worthyἀξίωςaxiōs · appropriatelyG516
• of the vocationκλῆσιςklēsis · callingG2821
• wherewithὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ye are calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564

Cross-references for Ephesians 4:1

• Ephesians 3:1For this reason I, Paul, am a prisoner of Messiah Yeshua for the sake of you Gentiles.
• Jeremiah 38:20But Jeremiah said: “They will not hand you over. Please, obey the voice of Adonai, in what I am speaking to you, so it will go well for you, and your soul will live!
• Romans 12:1I urge you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice—holy, acceptable to God—which is your spiritual service.
• 1 Corinthians 4:16I urge you therefore—be imitators of me.
• 2 Corinthians 5:20We are therefore ambassadors for Messiah, as though God were making His appeal through us. We beg you on behalf of Messiah, be reconciled to God.
• 2 Corinthians 6:1Since we are co-laboring, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
• 2 Corinthians 10:1Now I, Paul, appeal myself to you by the meekness and gentleness of Messiah—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when far away.
• Galatians 4:12I plead with you, brothers and sisters, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong—
• Philemon 1:9yet for love’s sake I appeal to you instead. I, Paul, am an old man and now also a prisoner belonging to Messiah Yeshua.
• 1 Peter 2:11Loved ones, I urge you as strangers and sojourners to keep away from the fleshly cravings that war against the soul.
• 2 John 1:5Now I ask you, dear lady, that we love one another. It is not as though I am writing you a new command, but the one we have had from the beginning.
• Ephesians 4:17So I tell you this, indeed I insist on it in the Lord—walk no longer as the pagans do, stumbling around in the futility of their thinking.
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Messiah also loved us and gave Himself up for us as an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.
• Genesis 5:24And Enoch continually walked with God—then he was not there, because God took him.
• Genesis 17:1When Abram was 99 years old, Adonai appeared to Abram, and He said to him, “I am El Shaddai. Continually walk before Me and you will be blameless.
• Acts 9:31So Messiah’s community throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had shalom and was built up. Walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, it kept multiplying.

Commentaries on Ephesians 4:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1I therefore - Therefore, because God has provided for you such an abundant salvation, and ye have his testimonies among you, and have full liberty to use all the means of grace; The prisoner of the Lord - Who am deprived of my liberty for the Lord's sake. Beseech you that ye walk - Ye have your liberty, and may walk; I am deprived of mine, and cannot. This is a fine stroke, and wrought up into a strong argument. You who are at large can show forth the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1I, therefore - In view of the great and glorious truths which God has revealed, and of the grace which he has manifested toward you who are Gentiles. See the previous chapters. The sense of the word “therefore” - ̓͂ oun- in this place, is, “Such being your exalted privileges; since God has done so much for you; since he has revealed for you such a glorious system; since he has bestowed on you the honor of calling you into his kingdom, and making you…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Exhortations to mutual forbearance and union. (1-6) To a due use of spiritual gifts and graces. (7-16) To purity and holiness. (17-24) And to take heed of the sins practised among the heathen. (25-32) Verses 1-6 Nothing is pressed more earnestly in the Scriptures, than to walk as becomes those called to Christ's kingdom and glory. By lowliness, understand humility, which is opposed to pride. By meekness, that excellent disposition of soul, which makes men…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1then: Ephesians divides into two sections: The first explains the good news about Jesus (the gospel). The second describes how Christians should live. This division reflects Paul's belief about the Christian life. He believed that how Christians live should be a response of gratitude for what God has already done for them through Christ.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. Translate, according to the Greek order, "I beseech you, therefore (seeing that such is your calling of grace, the first through third chapters) I the prisoner in the Lord (that is, imprisoned in the Lord's cause)." What the world counted ignominy, he counts the highest honor, and he glories in his bonds for Christ, more than a king in his diadem [Theodoret]. His bonds, too, are an argument which should enforce his exhortation. vocation--Translate…Read the comment

Topics related to Ephesians 4:1

• Commandments
• Communion
• Longsuffering
• Meekness
• Obedience
• Patience

In the dictionaries

• Bitterness
• Communion
• Compact
• Dark
• Forbear
• Grieve
• Lasciviousness
• Lowliness
• Renew
• Steal

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