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Ephesians 4:2
Study it in the app“with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”
Walk with all humility and gentleness, bearing with one another in loveHumility and ServiceOne body, one Spirit, one hope: keep the unity in peaceThe Church and CommunityPaul asks us to bear with one another in love, with humility and patienceWaiting on God
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 4:2, word by word
- humilityταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosynēs
humility
Humility: not thinking of oneself more highly than is right.
Where else “tapeinophrosynēs” appears- gentlenessπραΰτητοςpraytētos
gentleness
Gentleness: a mild and humble way of treating others.
Where else “praytētos” appears- patienceμακροθυμίαςmakrothymias
patience
Patience: bearing with others for a long time without anger.
Where else “makrothymias” appears- bearing withἀνεχόμενοιanechomenoi
bear with
Bear with, put up with patiently.
Where else “anechomenoi” appears- one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlōn” appears- loveἀγάπῃagapēi
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēi” appears
The context
1I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you were called,
2 · This verse (above)
3making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace:
To study Ephesians 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul urge them to do about unity, and how many times does he say "one" (v. 1-6)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul contrasts the old way of life with the new, and what specific changes does he name (v. 22-32)?
3. How I live it
Paul writes, "do not let the sun go down on your anger" (v. 26). With whom could you talk calmly today to make something right?