Unity of the Spirit1 Therefore° I, athe prisoner° of the Lord°, bimplore° you to cwalk° in a manner° worthy° of the dcalling° with which° you have been ecalled°, 2 with all° ahumility° and gentleness°, with patience°, showing° tolerance° for one° another° bin love°, 3 being diligent° to preserve° the unity° of the Spirit° in the abond° of peace°. 4 [There is] aone° body° and one° Spirit°, just° as also° you were called° in one° bhope° of your calling°; 5 aone° Lord°, one° faith°, one° baptism°, 6 one° God° and Father° of all° awho° is over° all° and through° all° and in all°. [1] aEp 3:1 bRo 12:1 cEp 2:10; Col 1:10; 2:6; 1Th 2:12 dRo 11:29 eRo 8:28f
[2] aCol 3:12f bEp 1:4 [3] aCol 3:14f [4] a1Co 12:4ff; Ep 2:16, 18 bEp 1:18 [5] a1Co 8:6 [6] aRo 11:36 7 ¶ But ato each° one° of us bgrace° was given° caccording° to the measure° of Christ’s° gift°.
8 Therefore° Iit says°, [7] a1Co 12:7, 11 bEp 3:2 cRo 12:3
[8] IOr He aPs 68:18 bCol 2:15 [9] ILit is it except IIOne early ms reads had first descended aJn 3:13 bIs 44:23 [10] aEp 1:20f; He 4:14; 7:26 bEp 1:23 [11] aEp 4:8 bAc 13:1; 1Co 12:28 cAc 21:8 dAc 13:1 [12] IOr holy ones a2Co 13:9 b1Co 12:27; Ep 1:23 [13] IOr true knowledge IILit of the fullness aEp 4:3, 5 bJn 6:69; Ep 1:17; Php 3:10 c1Co 14:20; Col 1:28; He 5:14 dJn 1:16; Ep 1:23 [14] ILit So that we will no longer be IILit with regard to the scheming of deceit a1Co 14:20 bJm 1:6; Jde 12 c1Co 3:19; 2Co 4:2; 11:3 dEp 6:11 [15] IOr holding to or being truthful in IIOr let us grow up aEp 1:4 bEp 2:21 cEp 1:22 [16] ILit through every joint of the supply IILit working in measure aRo 12:4f; Col 2:19 bEp 1:4 The Christian’s Walk17 ¶ aSo° this° I say°, and affirm° together° with the Lord°, bthat you walk° no° longer° just° as the Gentiles° also° walk°, in the cfutility° of their mind°, 18 being° adarkened° in their understanding°, Ibexcluded° from the life° of God° because° of the cignorance° that is in them, because° of the dhardness° of their heart°; 19 and they, having abecome° callous°, bhave given° themselves° over° to csensuality° Ifor the practice° of every° kind° of impurity° with greediness°. 20 But you did not alearn° IChrist° in this° way°, 21 if° indeed° you ahave heard° Him and have bbeen taught° in Him, just° as truth° is in Jesus°, 22 that, in reference° to your former° manner° of life°, you alay° aside° the bold° Iself°, which is being corrupted° in accordance° with the clusts° of deceit°, 23 and that you be arenewed° in the spirit° of your mind°, 24 and aput° on the bnew° Iself°, which IIcin [the likeness of] God° has been created° in righteousness° and holiness° of the truth°. [17] aCol 2:4 bEp 2:2; 4:22 cRo 1:21; Col 2:18; 1P 1:18; 2P 2:18
[18] IOr alienated aRo 1:21 bEp 2:1, 12 cAc 3:17; 17:30; 1Co 2:8; He 5:2; 9:7; 1P 1:14 dMk 3:5; Ro 11:7, 25; 2Co 3:14 [19] IOr greedy for the practice of every kind of impurity a1Ti 4:2 bRo 1:24 cCol 3:5 [20] II.e. the Messiah aMt 11:29 [21] aRo 10:14; Ep 1:13; 2:17; Col 1:5 bCol 2:7 [22] ILit man aEp 4:25, 31; Col 3:8; He 12:1; Jm 1:21; 1P 2:1 bRo 6:6 c2Co 11:3; He 3:13 [23] aRo 12:2 [24] ILit man IILit according to God aRo 13:14 bRo 6:4; 7:6; 12:2; 2Co 5:17; Col 3:10 cEp 2:10 25 ¶ Therefore°, alaying° aside° falsehood°, bSPEAK° TRUTH° EACH° ONE° [of you] WITH HIS NEIGHBOR°, for we are cmembers° of one° another°. 26 aBE ANGRY°, AND [yet] DO NOT SIN°; do not let the sun° go° down° on your anger°, 27 and do not agive° the devil° Ian opportunity°. 28 He who steals° must steal° no° longer°; but rather° ahe must labor°, bperforming° with his own° hands° what° is good°, cso° that he will have° [something] to share° with Ione° who has° need°. 29 Let no°° Iaunwholesome° word° proceed° from your mouth°, but only° such° [a word] as is good° for bedification° IIaccording to the need° [of the moment], so° that it will give° grace° to those° who hear°. 30 aDo not grieve° the Holy° Spirit° of God°, Iby whom° you were bsealed° for the day° of redemption°. 31 aLet all° bitterness° and wrath° and anger° and clamor° and slander° be bput° away° from you, along° with all° cmalice°. 32 aBe kind° to one° another°, tender-hearted°, forgiving° each° other°, bjust° as God° in Christ° also° has forgiven° Iyou. [25] aEp 4:22, 31; Col 3:8; He 12:1; Jm 1:21; 1P 2:1 bZc 8:16; Ep 4:15; Col 3:9 cRo 12:5
[26] aPs 4:4 [27] ILit a place aRo 12:19; Jm 4:7 [28] ILit the one aAc 20:35; 1Co 4:12; Ga 6:10 b1Th 4:11; 2Th 3:8, 11f; Tit 3:8, 14 cLk 3:11; 1Th 4:12 [29] ILit rotten IILit of the need aMt 12:34; Ep 5:4; Col 3:8 bEc 10:12; Ro 14:19; Col 4:6 [30] ILit in aIs 63:10; 1Th 5:19 bJn 3:33; Ep 1:13 [31] aRo 3:14; Col 3:8, 19 bEp 4:22 c1P 2:1 [32] ITwo early mss read us a1Co 13:4; Col 3:12f; 1P 3:8 bMt 6:14f; 2Co 2:10 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
He exhorteth to unity,1 ¶ Iº therefore,º the² prisonerº ofº the Lord,º beseechºª youº that ye walkºª worthyº of the² vocationº wherewithº ye are called,ºª 2 Withº allº lowlinessº andº meekness,º withº longsuffering,º forbearingºª one anotherº inº love;º 3 Endeavouringºª to keepºª the² unityº of the² Spiritº inº the² bondº of peace.º 4 [There is] oneº body,º andº oneº Spirit,º even asº¹ ye are calledºª inº oneº hopeº of yourº calling;º 5 Oneº Lord,º one¹² faith,º one¹² baptism,º 6 Oneº Godº andº Fatherº of all,º whoº [is] aboveº all,º andº throughº all,º andº inº youº all.º [1] Gn 5:24; 17:1; Jr 38:20; Ac 9:31; Ro 8:28; 12:1; 1Co 4:16; 2Co 5:20; 6:1; 10:1; Ga 4:12; Ep 3:1; 4:4, 17; 5:2; Php 1:27; 3:14, 17; Col 1:10; 4:12; 1Th 2:12; 4:1; 2Th 1:11; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 2:10; Phm 1:9; He 3:1; 13:21; 1P 2:11; 3:9; 5:10; 2P 1:3; 2Jn 1:5.
[2] Nu 12:3; Ps 45:4; 138:6; Pv 3:34; 16:19; Is 57:15; 61:1; Zp 2:3; Zc 9:9; Mt 5:3; 11:29; Mk 9:19; Ac 20:19; Ro 15:1; 1Co 13:4, 7; Ga 5:22; 6:2; Col 3:12; 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:25; Jm 1:21; 3:15; 1P 3:15. [3] Jn 13:34; 17:21; Ro 14:17; 1Co 1:10; 12:12; 2Co 13:11; Ep 4:4; Col 3:13; 1Th 5:13; He 12:14; Jm 3:17. [4] Jr 14:8; 17:7; Mt 28:19; Ac 15:11; Ro 12:4; 1Co 10:17; 12:4, 12, 20; 2Co 11:4; Ep 1:18; 2:16, 18, 22; 4:1; 5:30; Col 1:5; 3:15; 2Th 2:16; 1Ti 1:1; Tit 1:2; 2:13; 3:7; He 6:18; 1P 1:3, 21; 1Jn 3:3. [5] Mt 28:19; Ac 2:36; 10:36; Ro 3:30; 6:3; 14:8; 1Co 1:2, 13; 8:6; 12:5, 13; 2Co 11:4; Ga 1:6; 3:26; 5:6; Ep 4:13; Php 2:11; 3:8; Tit 1:1, 4; He 6:6; 13:7; Jm 2:18; 1P 3:21; 2P 1:1; Jde 1:3, 20. [6] Gn 14:19; Nu 16:22; 1Ch 29:11; Ps 95:3; Is 40:11, 21; 63:16; Jr 10:10; Dn 4:34; 5:18; Mal 2:10; Mt 6:9, 13; Jn 14:23; 17:26; 20:17; Ro 11:36; 1Co 8:6; 12:6; 2Co 6:16; Ga 3:26; 4:3; Ep 1:21; 2:22; 3:17; 6:23; 1Jn 3:1, 24; 4:12; Rv 4:8. and declareth that God therefore giveth7 Butº unto everyº oneº of usº is givenºª graceº according² to¹ the² measureº of the² giftº of Christ.º 8 Whereforeº he saith,ºª When he ascended¹ª up¹² on² high,º he led captivity¹ª captive,º² andº gaveºª giftsº unto men.º 9 (Nowº that² he ascended,ºª whatº is² it¹ª butº thatº he¹ª alsoº descendedºª firstº intoº the² lowerº partsº of the² earth?º 10 He¹ that descendedºª isºª the same² alsoº that ascended upºª far aboveº allº heavens,º thatº he might fillºª all things.)º [7] Mt 25:15; Jn 3:34; Ro 12:3, 6; 1Co 12:8, 28; 2Co 6:1; 10:13; Ep 3:2, 8; 4:8; 1P 4:10.
[8] Jg 5:12; 1S 30:26; Es 2:18; Ps 68:18; Col 2:15. [9] Gn 11:5; Ex 19:20; Ps 8:5; 63:9; 139:15; Pv 30:4; Mt 12:40; Jn 3:13; 6:33, 38, 41, 51, 58, 62; 8:14; 16:27; 20:17; Ac 2:34; He 2:7, 9. [10] Mt 24:34; Lk 24:44; Jn 1:16; 19:24, 28, 36; Ac 1:9, 11; 2:33; 3:18; 13:32; Ro 9:25; 15:9; 16:25; Ep 1:20; 3:19; Col 1:19; 2:9; 1Ti 3:16; He 4:14; 7:26; 8:1; 9:23. divers gifts unto men,11 Andº heº gaveºª some,º² apostles;º andº some,² prophets;º andº some,² evangelists;º andº some,² pastorsº andº teachers;º 12 Forº the² perfectingº of the² saints,º forº the workº of the ministry,º forº the edifyingº of the² bodyº of Christ:º [11] 2Ch 15:3; Jr 3:15; Mt 28:20; Ac 13:1; 21:8; Ro 10:14; 12:7; 1Co 12:28, 29; Ep 2:20; 3:5; 4:8; 2Ti 4:5; He 5:12; 1P 5:1; Jde 1:17; Rv 18:20; 21:14.
[12] Lk 22:32; Jn 21:15; Ac 1:17, 25; 9:31; 11:23; 14:22; 20:24, 28; Ro 12:7; 14:19; 15:2, 14, 29; 1Co 4:1; 12:7; 14:4, 12, 14, 26; 2Co 3:8; 4:1; 5:18; 6:3; 7:1; 12:19; Ep 1:23; 4:4, 16, 29; Php 1:25; 3:12; Col 1:24, 28; 4:17; 1Th 5:11; 1Ti 1:12; 2Ti 4:5, 11; He 6:1; 13:17. that his Church might be edified,13 Tillº we allº comeºª inº the² unityº of the² faith,º andº of the² knowledgeº of the² Sonº of God,º untoº a perfectº man,º untoº the measureº of the statureº of the² fulnessº of Christ:º 14 Thatº we [henceforth] beºª no moreº children,º tossed to and fro,ºª andº carried about² with¹ª everyº windº of doctrine,º byº the² sleightº of men,º [and]² cunning craftiness,º¹ wherebyº they lie in wait¹ to deceive;º² 15 Butº speaking the truthºª inº love,º may grow upºª intoº himº in all things,º whichº isºª the² head,º [even] Christ:º [13] Is 53:11; Jr 32:38; Ezk 37:21; Zp 3:9; Zc 14:9; Mt 11:27; Jn 16:3; 17:3, 21, 25; Ac 4:32; 1Co 1:10; 14:20; 2Co 4:6; Ep 1:23; 2:15; 4:3, 5, 12; Php 2:1; 3:8; Col 1:28; 2:2; 2P 1:1; 3:18; 1Jn 5:20.
[14] Ps 10:9; 59:3; Is 28:9; Mi 7:2; Mt 11:7; 18:3; 24:11, 24; Ac 20:30; 23:21; Ro 16:17; 1Co 3:1; 12:2; 14:20; 2Co 2:17; 4:2; 11:3, 13; Ga 1:6; 3:1; Col 2:4; 2Th 2:2, 9; 1Ti 3:6; 4:6; 2Ti 1:15; 2:17; 3:6, 13; 4:3; He 5:12; 13:9; Jm 1:6; 3:4; 2P 2:1, 18; 1Jn 2:19, 26; 4:1; Rv 13:11; 19:20. [15] Jg 16:15; Ps 32:2; Ho 14:5; Zc 8:16; Mal 4:2; Jn 1:47; Ro 12:9; 2Co 4:2; 8:8; Ep 1:22; 2:21; 4:25; 5:23; Col 1:18; Jm 2:15; 1P 1:22; 2:2; 2P 3:18; 1Jn 3:18. and grown up in Christ.16 Fromº whomº the² wholeº bodyº fitly joined togetherºª andº compactedºª byº that which everyº jointº supplieth,º accordingº to the effectual workingº inº the measureº of everyº² part,º¹ makethºª increaseº of the² bodyº untoº the edifyingº of itselfº inº love.º 17 Thisº I sayºª therefore,º andº testifyºª inº the Lord,º that yeº henceforth¹ª walk¹ª notº² asºº otherº Gentilesº walk,ºª inº the vanityº of their¹² mind,º [16] Jb 10:10; Ps 139:15; Jn 15:5; 1Co 8:1; 12:12; 13:4, 13; 14:1; Ga 5:6, 13, 22; Ep 1:4; 3:7, 17; 4:12, 15; Php 1:9; Col 2:2, 19; 1Th 1:3; 2:13; 3:12; 4:9; 2Th 1:3; 1Ti 1:5; 1P 1:22; 1Jn 4:16.
[17] Ne 9:29; 13:15; Ps 94:8; Jr 42:19; Ac 2:40; 14:15; 18:5; 20:21; Ro 1:23; 1Co 1:12; 6:9; 15:50; 2Co 9:6; Ga 3:17; 5:3, 19; Ep 1:22; 2:1; 5:3; Col 2:4; 3:5; 1Th 4:1, 6; 1Ti 5:21; 6:13; 2Ti 4:1; 1P 4:3. He calleth them from the impurity of the Gentiles,18 Having the² understandingº darkened,ºª beingºª alienatedºª from the² lifeº of Godº throughº the² ignoranceº that isºª inº them,º becauseº of the² blindnessº of theirº heart:º 19 Whoº being past feelingºª have given¹ª themselves¹ overºª² unto lasciviousness,º toº workº allº uncleannessº withº greediness.º 20 Butº yeº have¹ª notº soº learnedºª Christ;º 21 If so be² that¹ ye have heardºª him,º andº have been taughtºª byº him,º asº the truthº isºª inº Jesus:º 22 That yeº put offºª concerningº the² formerº conversationº the² oldº man,º which¹ is corruptºª accordingº to the² deceitfulº lusts;º 23 Andº be renewedºª in the² spiritº of yourº mind;º [18] Ps 74:20; 115:4; Is 44:18; 46:5; Dn 5:20; Mt 13:15; Jn 12:40; Ac 17:30; 26:17; Ro 1:21, 28; 2:19; 8:7; 11:25; 1Co 1:21; 2Co 4:4; Ga 4:8; Ep 2:12; Col 1:21; 1Th 4:5; Jm 4:4; 1Jn 2:11.
[19] Jb 15:16; Is 56:11; Ro 1:24; Ep 4:17; 1Ti 4:2; 1P 4:3; 2P 2:12, 22; Jde 1:11; Rv 17:1; 18:3. [20] Lk 24:47; Jn 6:45; Ro 6:1; 2Co 5:14; Tit 2:11; 1Jn 2:27. [21] Ps 45:4; 85:10; Mt 17:5; Lk 10:16; Jn 1:17; 10:27; 14:6, 17; Ac 3:22; 2Co 1:20; 11:10; Ep 1:13; He 3:7; 1Jn 5:10, 20. [22] 1S 1:14; Jb 22:23; Pv 11:18; Jr 49:16; Ezk 18:30; Ob 1:3; Ro 6:6; 7:11; Ga 1:13; Ep 2:3; 4:17, 25; Col 2:11; 3:7, 8, 9; Tit 3:3; He 3:13; 12:1; Jm 1:21, 26; 1P 1:18; 2:1; 4:3; 2P 2:7, 13. [23] Ps 51:10; Ezk 11:19; 18:31; 36:26; Ro 8:6; 12:2; Ep 2:10; Col 3:10; Tit 3:5; 1P 1:13. to put on the new man,24 Andº that ye put onºª the² newº man,º which¹ afterº Godº is createdºª inº righteousnessº andº trueº holiness.º [24] Gn 1:26; Jb 29:14; Ps 45:6; Is 52:1; 59:17; Jn 17:17; Ro 6:4; 8:29; 13:12, 14; 1Co 15:53; 2Co 3:18; 4:16; 5:17; Ga 3:27; 6:15; Ep 2:10, 15; 6:11; Col 3:10; Tit 2:14; He 1:8; 12:14; 1P 2:2; 1Jn 3:2, 3.
to cast off lying,25 Whereforeº putting awayºª lying,º speakºª every manº truthº withº his¹² neighbour:º forº we areºª membersº one of another.º 26 Be ye angry,ºª andº sinºª not:¹ let¹ª² notº the² sunº go downºª uponº yourº wrath:º 27 Neitherº giveºª placeº to the² devil.º 28 Let¹ª him that stoleºª stealºª no more:º butº ratherº let him labour,ºª workingºª with [his] handsº the thing which is good,º thatº he may haveºª to giveºª to him that needeth.ººª [25] Lv 19:11; 1K 13:18; Ps 52:3; 119:29; Pv 6:17; 8:7; 12:17, 19, 22; 21:6; Is 9:15; 59:3; 63:8; Jr 9:3; Ho 4:2; Zc 8:16, 19; Jn 8:44; Ac 5:3; Ro 12:5; 1Co 10:17; 12:12; 2Co 7:14; Ep 4:15; 5:30; Col 3:9; 1Ti 1:10; 4:2; Tit 1:2, 12; Rv 21:8; 22:15.
[26] Ex 11:8; 32:21; Nu 20:10, 24; 25:7; Dt 24:15; Ne 5:6; Ps 4:4; 37:8; 106:30; Pv 14:29; 19:11; 25:23; Ec 7:9; Mt 5:22; Mk 3:5; 10:14; Ro 12:19; Ep 4:31; Jm 1:19. [27] Ac 5:3; 2Co 2:10; Ep 6:11, 16; Jm 4:7; 1P 5:8. [28] Ex 20:15, 17; 21:16; Jb 34:32; Pv 13:11; 14:23; 28:13; 30:9; Jr 7:9; Ho 4:2; Zc 5:3; Lk 3:8, 10, 11; 19:8; 21:1; Jn 12:6; 13:29; Ac 20:34; Ro 12:13; 1Co 6:10; 2Co 8:2, 12; 9:12; 1Th 4:11; 2Th 3:6, 11; 1Ti 6:18. and corrupt communication.29 Let¹ª noºº corruptº communicationº proceedºª out ofº yourº mouth,º butº that² which¹ is goodº toº the² useº of edifying,º thatº it may ministerºª graceº unto the² hearers.ºª 30 Andº grieveºª notº the² holyº Spiritº of God,º wherebyºº ye are sealedºª untoº the dayº of redemption.º 31 Let¹ª allº bitterness,º andº wrath,º andº anger,º andº clamour,º andº evil speaking,º be put awayºª fromº you,º withº allº malice:º 32 Andº beºª ye kindº one to another,ºº tenderhearted,º forgivingºªª one another,º even² asº¹ Godº for¹ª Christ's¹ sakeº² hath forgivenºª you.º [29] Dt 6:6; Ps 5:9; 37:30; 45:2; 52:2; 71:17, 24; 73:7; 78:4; Pv 10:31; 12:13; 15:2, 7, 23; 16:21; 25:11; Is 50:4; Mal 3:16; Mt 5:16; 12:34; Lk 4:22; Ro 3:13; 1Co 14:19; 15:32; Ep 4:12, 16; 5:3; Col 3:8, 16; 4:6; 1Th 5:11; Jm 3:2; 1P 2:12; 3:1; 2P 2:18; Jde 1:13; Rv 13:5.
[30] Gn 6:3, 6; Jg 10:16; Ps 78:40; 95:10; Is 7:13; 43:24; 63:10; Ezk 16:43; Ho 13:14; Mk 3:5; Lk 21:28; Ac 7:51; Ro 8:11, 23; 1Co 1:30; 15:54; Ep 1:13, 14; 1Th 5:19; He 3:10, 17. [31] Gn 4:8; 27:41; 37:4, 21; Lv 19:16, 17; 2S 13:22; 19:27, 43; 20:1; Ps 15:3; 50:20; 64:3; 101:5; 140:11; Pv 6:19; 10:12, 18; 14:17; 18:8; 19:12; 25:23; 26:20, 24; 29:9, 22; Ec 7:9; Jr 6:28; 9:4; Ac 19:28; 21:30; 22:22; Ro 1:29; 3:14; 1Co 5:8; 14:20; 2Co 12:20; Ga 5:20; Ep 4:26; Col 3:8, 19; 1Ti 3:3, 11; 5:13; 6:4; 2Ti 2:23; 3:3; Tit 1:7; 2:3; 3:2, 3; Jm 1:19; 3:14; 4:1, 11; 1P 2:1; 2P 2:10; 1Jn 3:12, 15; Jde 1:8; Rv 12:10. [32] Gn 50:17; Ru 2:20; Ps 112:4, 9; 145:9; Pv 12:10; 19:22; Is 57:1; Mt 6:12, 14; 18:21; Mk 11:25; Lk 1:78; 6:35, 37; 11:4; 17:4; Ac 28:2; Ro 12:10, 20; 1Co 13:4; 2Co 2:7, 10; 6:6; Ep 5:1; Col 3:12; Jm 5:11; 1P 3:8; 2P 1:7; 1Jn 1:9; 2:12. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.html]. |
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