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Ephesians 4:3 KJV
Ephesians · chapter 4 · verse 3
Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.Ephesians 4:3 · King James Version
Ephesians 4:3 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.
4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Commentary
Cross references
- 1 Corinthians 1:10
- Colossians 3:13-15
- 1 Corinthians 12:12-13
- Romans 14:17-19
- John 13:34
- Hebrews 12:14
- 2 Corinthians 13:11
- John 17:21-23
Key words (Strong's)
- Endeavouringspoudazōto hasten, make haste, to exert one's self, endeavour, give diligenceG4704 →
- Spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- unityhenotēsunity, unanimity, agreementG1775 →
- keeptēreōto attend to carefully, take care of, to guard, metaph. to keep, one in the state in…G5083 →
- bondsyndesmosthat which binds together, a band, bond, of ligaments by which the members of the human…G4886 →
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Here the apostle proceeds to more particular exhortations. Two he enlarges upon in this chapter: - To unity an love, purity and holiness, which Christians should very much study. We do not walk worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called if we be not faithful friends to all Christians, and sworn enemies to all sin.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 2-16