Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. New Living Translation Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. English Standard Version eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Berean Standard Bible and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Berean Literal Bible being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; King James Bible Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. New King James Version endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. New American Standard Bible being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. NASB 1995 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. NASB 1977 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Legacy Standard Bible being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Amplified Bible Make every effort to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the bond of peace [each individual working together to make the whole successful]. Christian Standard Bible making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Holman Christian Standard Bible diligently keeping the unity of the Spirit with the peace that binds us. American Standard Version giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And to be diligent to keep the harmony of The Spirit in the bonds of peace, Contemporary English Version Try your best to let God's Spirit keep your hearts united. Do this by living at peace. Douay-Rheims Bible Careful to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. English Revised Version giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. GOD'S WORD® Translation Through the peace that ties you together, do your best to maintain the unity that the Spirit gives. Good News Translation Do your best to preserve the unity which the Spirit gives by means of the peace that binds you together. International Standard Version Do your best to maintain the unity of the Spirit by means of the bond of peace. Literal Standard Version being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; Majority Standard Bible and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. New American Bible striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace: NET Bible making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. New Revised Standard Version making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. New Heart English Bible being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Webster's Bible Translation Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Weymouth New Testament in the uniting bond of peace, the unity given by the Spirit. World English Bible being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Young's Literal Translation being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Unity in the Body…2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;… Cross References Ephesians 4:13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ. Colossians 3:14 And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity. Treasury of Scripture Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. John 17:21-23 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me… Jump to Previous Bond Care Diligence Diligent Eager Effort Endeavouring Harmony Maintain Peace Preserve Spirit Uniting Unity Using YokeJump to Next Bond Care Diligence Diligent Eager Effort Endeavouring Harmony Maintain Peace Preserve Spirit Uniting Unity Using YokeEphesians 4 1. He exhorts to unity;7. and declares that God therefore gives various gifts unto men; 11. that his church might be edified, 16. and grow up in Christ. 18. He calls them from the impurity of the Gentiles; 24. to put on the new man; 25. to cast off lying; 29. and corrupt communication. -3Ephesians 4:12-16 return from diversity of functions to singleness of object--viz., the perfecting individual souls in the likeness of Christ, and so building up of the whole Church in unity with Him.Verse 3. - Striving to keep the unity of the Spirit. Σπουδάζοντες is stronger than the A.V. "endeavoring," and denotes an object to be carefully and earnestly watched for and promoted. "The unity of the Spirit" is equivalent to the unity of which the Spirit is the Author. In all in whom he works savingly, the Spirit produces a certain oneness in faith, in repentance, in knowledge, in their views of sin, grace, Christ, the world, etc. This oneness exists, and cannot but exist, even when Christians are not careful of it, but the manifestation of it is lost; it seems to the world as if there were no such oneness. "Many men, many minds," says the world, when believers differ much and contend much, and are at no pains to preserve and manifest the unity wrought by the Spirit. It is due to the Spirit, as well as to the interests of the kingdom of God, that the unity of the Spirit be maintained in the bond of peace. The genitive, εἰρήυης, is commonly held to be that of apposition, the bond which consists of peace - a peace-loving spirit, a spirit laying more stress on the points in which Christians agree than those in which they differ. Those who are combative, censorious, careless of peace, do not walk worthy of their vocation. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [and] with diligenceσπουδάζοντες (spoudazontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4704: To hasten, be eager, be zealous. From spoude; to use speed, i.e. To make effort, be prompt or earnest. to preserve τηρεῖν (tērein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 5083: From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. unity ἑνότητα (henotēta) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1775: Oneness, unity, unanimity. From heis; oneness, i.e. unanimity. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Spirit Πνεύματος (Pneumatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. through ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. bond συνδέσμῳ (syndesmō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 4886: That which binds together; a band, bond. From sun and desmon; a joint tie, i.e. Ligament, uniting principle, control. of peace. εἰρήνης (eirēnēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1515: Probably from a primary verb eiro; peace; by implication, prosperity. Links Ephesians 4:3 NIVEphesians 4:3 NLT Ephesians 4:3 ESV Ephesians 4:3 NASB Ephesians 4:3 KJV Ephesians 4:3 BibleApps.com Ephesians 4:3 Biblia Paralela Ephesians 4:3 Chinese Bible Ephesians 4:3 French Bible Ephesians 4:3 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Ephesians 4:3 Being eager to keep the unity (Ephes. Eph. Ep) |
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