Ephesians 4:1–6
One body, one Spirit, one hope: keep the unity in peace
Study it word by word1I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you were called,
2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
3making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace:
4one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;
5one Lord, one faith, one immersion;
6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
In its context
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7But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of the Messiah.
8Therefore it says: Having ascended on high, he led captive captivity; he gave gifts to men.
Its words in the original
- ΠαρακαλῶParakalō· urge, comfort
Call to one's side; plead with, encourage, comfort.
- δέσμιοςdesmios· prisoner
Prisoner.
- κυρίῳkyriōi· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- ἀξίωςaxiōs· worthily
In a worthy manner; as is fitting.
- περιπατῆσαιperipatēsai· walk
Walk; also live in a certain way.
- κλήσεωςklēseōs· calling
Calling: God's call.
- ἐκλήθητεeklēthēte· call
Call; name; invite.
- ταπεινοφροσύνηςtapeinophrosynēs· humility
Humility: not thinking of oneself more highly than is right.
- πραΰτητοςpraytētos· gentleness
Gentleness: a mild and humble way of treating others.
- μακροθυμίαςmakrothymias· patience
Patience: bearing with others for a long time without anger.
- ἀνεχόμενοιanechomenoi· bear with
Bear with, put up with patiently.
- ἀλλήλωνallēlōn· one another
One another, each other.
- ἀγάπῃagapēi· love
Love.
- σπουδάζοντεςspoudazontes· hurry, make every effort
Hurry; be eager, make every effort, put all one's energy into something.
- τηρεῖνtērein· keep
Keep, obey; also guard, preserve.
- ἑνότηταhenotēta· unity
Unity, being united as one.
- πνεύματοςpneumatos· spirit, Spirit
Spirit; also wind and breath. With "holy", the Holy Spirit of God.
- συνδέσμῳsyndesmōi· bond
Bond: what binds or holds together.
- εἰρήνηςeirēnēs· peace
Peace: the wholeness and well-being God gives; as a greeting, "peace to you".
- ἓνhen· one
One.
- σῶμαsōma· body
Body.
- ἐλπίδιelpidi· hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
- πίστιςpistis· faith
Faith: firm trust in God; also faithfulness.
- βάπτισμαbaptisma· immersion
Immersion: the act of plunging into water. It is usually translated "baptism".
- θεὸςtheos· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- πατὴρpatēr· father, Father
Father; also ancestor.
PurposeHumility and ServiceThe Church and CommunityWaiting on God