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oneεἷςGodθεὸςandκαὶFatherπατὴρof all,πάντωνwho isὁoverἐπὶallπάντωνandκαὶthroughδιὰallπάντωνandκαὶinἐνall.πᾶσιν
Ephesians 4:6
Study it in the app“one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”
One body, one Spirit, one hope: keep the unity in peaceThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 4:6, word by word
- oneεἷςheis
single
Just one, or united as one.
Where else “heis” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “in us all.”
The context
5one Lord, one faith, one immersion;
6 · This verse (above)
7But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of the Messiah.
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?