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 King James Version (NKJV)with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

Context of Ephesians 4:2

1Therefore I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you were called— with 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. 4There is one body and one Ruach, just as you also 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 12:3Now the man Moses was very humble, more so than anyone on the face of the earth.
• Psalms 45:4Gird your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and your majesty.
• Psalms 138:6For though Adonai is exalted, yet He looks upon the lowly, but the haughty He knows from afar.
• Proverbs 3:34Though He scoffs at the scoffers, He gives grace to the humble.
• Proverbs 16:19Better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoil with the proud.
• Isaiah 57:15For thus says the High and Exalted One who inhabits eternity, whose Name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, yet also with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and revive the heart of the contrite.
• Isaiah 61:1The Ruach Adonai Elohim is on me, because Adonai has anointed me to proclaim Good News to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound,
• Zephaniah 2:3Seek Adonai, all you humble of the land who have executed His judgment. Seek righteousness; seek meekness! Perhaps you will be hidden on the day of Adonai’s wrath.
• Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you, a righteous one bringing salvation. He is lowly, riding on a donkey— on 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 humble in heart, and ‘you will find rest for your souls.’
• Acts 20:19serving the Lord with all humility and tears and trials which fell upon me through the plots of the Jewish leaders.
• 1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not brag, it is not puffed up,
• Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Ruach is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• Colossians 3:12Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves in tender compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience—
• 1 Timothy 6:11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, perseverance, and 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