Focused Passage

Ephesians 4:1-6

Walking Worthy: Unity, Maturity, and the New Life in Christ

Paul moves from the call to walk worthy in Spirit-given unity, to Christ's gift of leaders for body maturity, to the command to reject the old Gentile life and put on the new self in truthful, holy, grace-filled community.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

3and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

5one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

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Verse 1

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[As a]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularprisonerδέσμιοςG1198Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] LordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine SingularthenοὖνG3767ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularurgeΠαρακαλῶG3870Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Pluralto walkπεριπατῆσαιG4043Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activein a manner worthyἀξίωςG516Adverbof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularcallingκλήσεωςG2821Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularvvvἧςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singularyou have receivedἐκλήθητεG2564Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 2

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withμετὰG3326PrepositionallπάσηςG3956Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularhumilityταπεινοφροσύνηςG5012Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongentlenessπραΰτητοςG4240Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositionpatienceμακροθυμίαςG3115Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularbearing withἀνεχόμενοιG430Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralone anotherἀλλήλωνG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionloveἀγάπῃG26Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 3

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[and] with diligenceσπουδάζοντεςG4704Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralto preserveτηρεῖνG5083Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularunityἑνότηταG1775Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularthroughἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularbondσυνδέσμῳG4886Noun - Dative Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof peaceεἰρήνηςG1515Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 4

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[There is] oneἓνG1520Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularbodyσῶμαG4983Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiononeἓνG1520Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularjust asκαθὼςG2531Adverb. . .καὶG2532Conjunctionyou were calledἐκλήθητεG2564Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person PluraltoἐνG1722PrepositiononeμιᾷG1520Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularhopeἐλπίδιG1680Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[when]τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralwere calledκλήσεωςG2821Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 5

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oneεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularoneμίαG1520Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularfaithπίστιςG4102Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularoneἓνG1520Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularbaptismβάπτισμαG908Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Verse 6

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oneεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof allπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine Pluralwho [is]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularoverἐπὶG1909PrepositionallπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionthroughδιὰG1223PrepositionallπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionallπᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural

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