Ephesians 4:1 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

I, a prisoner in the Lord, encourage you to live the kind of life which proves that God has called you.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

ASV:

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,

BBE:

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

DBY:

I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called,

ERV:

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,

WEY:

I, then, the prisoner for the Master's sake, entreat you to live and act as becomes those who have received the call that you have received--

WBS:

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation by which ye are called,

WEB:

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

YLT:

Call upon you, then, do I -- the prisoner of the Lord -- to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,

Ephesians 4:1 Cross References

XREF:

Romans 8:28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

Romans 11:29 for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

Ephesians 3:1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles--

Colossians 1:10 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Colossians 2:6 Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,

1 Thessalonians 2:12 so that you would walk in a manner worthy of the God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:1 I therefore, {1} the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the {a} vocation wherewith ye are called,
(1) Another part of the epistle, containing precepts of the Christian life, the sum of which is this, that every man behave himself as it is fitting for so excellent a grace of God.
(a) By this is meant the general calling of the faithful, which is this, to be holy as our God is holy.

PNT:

4:1 The Unity of the Church
SUMMARY OF EPHESIANS 4:
The Exhortation to Unity. The Seven Bonds of Unity. The Various Gifts Given to the Church. The Offices for Its Edification. The Church Compacted in Christ. The Gentiles Called from Their Former Lives. A New and Holy Life Commanded.
I, therefore. Practical duties are now urged which grow out of their glorious privileges in Christ.
The prisoner of the Lord. See PNT Eph 3:1. Compare Phm 1:9. He was a prisoner because he was a servant of the Lord.
Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called. They had been called to a glorious calling, as he had shown in chapter 3. The Christian has been called to the highest calling with which man has ever been honored.

WES:

4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord - Imprisoned for his sake and for your sakes; for the sake of the gospel which he had preached amongst them. This was therefore a powerful motive to them to comfort him under it by their obedience.

MHC:

4:1-6 Nothing is pressed more earnestly in the Scriptures, than to walk as becomes those called to Christ's kingdom and glory. By lowliness, understand humility, which is opposed to pride. By meekness, that excellent disposition of soul, which makes men unwilling to provoke, and not easily to be provoked or offended. We find much in ourselves for which we can hardly forgive ourselves; therefore we must not be surprised if we find in others that which we think it hard to forgive. There is one Christ in whom all believers hope, and one heaven they are all hoping for; therefore they should be of one heart. They had all one faith, as to its object, Author, nature, and power. They all believed the same as to the great truths of religion; they had all been admitted into the church by one baptism, with water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, as the sign of regeneration. In all believers God the Father dwells, as in his holy temple, by his Spirit and special grace.

CONC:

Act Becomes Beg Behaviour Beseech Calling Credit Entreat Exhort God's Heart Implore Lead Manner Master's Position Prisoner Purpose Received Request Sake Urge Vocation Walk Wherewith Worthily Worthy

Act Beg Behaviour Beseech Credit Entreat God's Heart Implore Live Manner Master's Position Prisoner Purpose Received Request Sake Urge Vocation Walk Wherewith Worthily Worthy

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