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

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

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

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

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

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

[As a] G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular prisoner δέσμιος G1198 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] Lord Κυρίῳ G2962 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular then οὖν G3767 Conjunction I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular urge Παρακαλῶ G3870 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural to walk περιπατῆσαι G4043 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active in a manner worthy ἀξίως G516 Adverb of the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular calling κλήσεως G2821 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular vvv ἧς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular you have received ἐκλήθητε G2564 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 2

Original words

with μετὰ G3326 Preposition all πάσης G3956 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular humility ταπεινοφροσύνης G5012 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction gentleness πραΰτητος G4240 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular with μετὰ G3326 Preposition patience μακροθυμίας G3115 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular bearing with ἀνεχόμενοι G430 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural one another ἀλλήλων G240 Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition love ἀγάπῃ G26 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 3

Original words

[and] with diligence σπουδάζοντες G4704 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural to preserve τηρεῖν G5083 Verb - Present Infinitive Active the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular unity ἑνότητα G1775 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεύματος G4151 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular through ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular bond συνδέσμῳ G4886 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular of peace εἰρήνης G1515 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

[There is] one ἓν G1520 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular body σῶμα G4983 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction one ἓν G1520 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular just as καθὼς G2531 Adverb . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction you were called ἐκλήθητε G2564 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural to ἐν G1722 Preposition one μιᾷ G1520 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular hope ἐλπίδι G1680 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular [when] τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural were called κλήσεως G2821 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 5

Original words

one εἷς G1520 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Lord Κύριος G2962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular one μία G1520 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular faith πίστις G4102 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular one ἓν G1520 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular baptism βάπτισμα G908 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Verse 6

Original words

one εἷς G1520 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Father Πατὴρ G3962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural who [is] G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular over ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction through διὰ G1223 Preposition all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction in ἐν G1722 Preposition all πᾶσιν G3956 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural

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