Ephesians 4:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

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  • John 17:21-23 : 21 that they will all be one, just as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray that they will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me. 22 The glory you gave to me I have given to them, that they may be one just as we are one– 23 I in them and you in me– that they may be completely one, so that the world will know that you sent me, and you have loved them just as you have loved me.
  • 1 Cor 1:10 : 10 Divisions in the Church I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, to end your divisions, and to be united by the same mind and purpose.
  • 1 Cor 12:12-13 : 12 Different Members in One Body For just as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body– though many– are one body, so too is Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether Jews or Greeks or slaves or free, we were all made to drink of the one Spirit.
  • Eph 4:4 : 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling,
  • Col 3:13-15 : 13 bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others. 14 And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond. 15 Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart(for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Do Not Reject God’s Warning Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
  • John 13:34 : 34 “I give you a new commandment– to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
  • Jas 3:17-18 : 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical. 18 And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.
  • 1 Thess 5:13 : 13 and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
  • 2 Cor 13:11 : 11 Final Exhortations and Greetings Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
  • Rom 14:17-19 : 17 For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people. 19 So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.

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  • Eph 4:4-6
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    4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling,

    5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

    6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

  • Eph 4:1-2
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    1Live in Unity I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

    2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,

  • Col 3:13-16
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    13bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.

    14And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond.

    15Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart(for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.

    16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.

  • Phil 4:7
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    7And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

  • Rom 14:19
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    19So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.

  • Eph 4:15-17
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    15But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head.

    16From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together through every supporting ligament. As each one does its part, the body builds itself up in love.

    17Live in Holiness So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

  • Phil 2:2-3
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    2complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

    3Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.

  • Eph 4:12-13
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    12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ,

    13until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God– a mature person, attaining to the measure of Christ’s full stature.

  • Eph 4:23
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    23to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

  • Eph 4:30-32
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    30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

    31You must put away all bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and slanderous talk– indeed all malice.

    32Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

  • 2 Cor 13:11
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    11Final Exhortations and Greetings Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

  • 1 Cor 1:10
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    10Divisions in the Church I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, to end your divisions, and to be united by the same mind and purpose.

  • Heb 12:14
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    14Do Not Reject God’s Warning Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.

  • 1 Thess 5:23
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    23Conclusion Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Pet 3:8
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    8Suffering for Doing Good Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.

  • Rom 15:5-6
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    5Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,

    6so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Jude 1:20-21
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    20But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,

    21maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.

  • Col 4:2-3
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    2Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

    3At the same time pray for us too, that God may open a door for the message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

  • 2 Pet 3:14
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    14Exhortation to the Faithful Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.

  • 1 Cor 12:25
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    25so that there may be no division in the body, but the members may have mutual concern for one another.

  • Eph 6:18
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    18With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints.

  • 1 Cor 12:4
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    4Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

  • Phil 4:2
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    2I appeal to Euodia and to Syntyche to agree in the Lord.

  • Phil 1:27
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    27Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that– whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent– I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

  • 2 Thess 3:16
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    16Conclusion Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.

  • Rom 12:4-5
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    4For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function,

    5so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another.

  • Eph 4:25-26
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    25Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, because we are members of one another.

    26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.

  • Phil 4:9
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    9And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.

  • Eph 5:19
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    19speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord,

  • 1 Thess 1:3
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    3because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Eph 1:10
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    10toward the administration of the fullness of the times, to head up all things in Christ– the things in heaven and the things on earth.

  • Ps 133:1
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    1A song of ascents, by David. Look! How good and how pleasant it is when brothers truly live in unity!

  • Col 1:29
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    29Toward this goal I also labor, struggling according to his power that powerfully works in me.