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Ephesians 4:1 KJV
Ephesians · chapter 4 · verse 1
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,Ephesians 4:1 · King James Version
Ephesians 4:1 in context
1I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Commentary
Cross references
- Colossians 1:10
- Philippians 1:27
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1-2
- 2 Peter 1:3
- 2 Timothy 1:9
- 1 Corinthians 4:16
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11
Key words (Strong's)
- wherewithhoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- prisonerdesmiosbound, in bonds, a captive, a prisonerG1198 →
- vocationklēsisa calling, calling to, a call, invitation, to a feast, of the divine invitation to…G2821 →
- beseechparakaleōto call to one's side, call for, summon, to address, speak to, , which may be done in the…G3870 →
- worthyaxiōssuitably, worthily, in a manner worthy ofG516 →
- Lordkyrioshe to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding master, lord…G2962 →
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This is a general exhortation to walk as becomes our Christian profession. Paul was now a prisoner at Rome; and he was the prisoner of the Lord, or in the Lord, which signifies as much as for the Lord. See of this, Eph 3:1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary