Ephesians 4:1

World English Bible (2000)

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

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  • Col 1:10 : 10 that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
  • Phil 1:27 : 27 Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;
  • 1 Thess 2:12 : 12 to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
  • 1 Thess 4:1-2 : 1 Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
  • 2 Pet 1:3 : 3 seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue;
  • Eph 3:1 : 1 For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am God Almighty. Walk before me, and be blameless.
  • 1 Cor 4:16 : 16 I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.
  • Gal 4:12 : 12 I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,
  • 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
  • Phil 3:14 : 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
  • Gen 5:24 : 24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.
  • Rom 12:1 : 1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
  • Phil 3:17-18 : 17 Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example. 18 For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,
  • Eph 4:4 : 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;
  • Eph 4:17 : 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
  • Eph 5:2 : 2 Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
  • 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 Working together, we entreat also that you not receive the grace of God in vain,
  • 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.
  • Jer 38:20 : 20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver you. Obey, I beg you, the voice of Yahweh, in that which I speak to you: so it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.
  • Acts 9:31 : 31 So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
  • Rom 8:28-30 : 28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But may the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
  • Col 2:6 : 6 As therefore you received Christ Jesus, the Lord, walk in him,
  • 2 John 1:5 : 5 Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
  • 2 Thess 1:11 : 11 To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;
  • 2 Tim 1:9 : 9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
  • Titus 2:10 : 10 not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.
  • Phlm 1:9-9 : 9 yet for love's sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. 10 I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,
  • Heb 3:1 : 1 Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus;
  • Heb 13:21 : 21 make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

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  • 12 to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

  • 16 I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.

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    1 Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.

    2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

  • Phlm 1:8-10
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    8 Therefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,

    9 yet for love's sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

    10 I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,

  • Eph 4:2-4
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    2 with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

    3 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

    4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;

  • 1 For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,

  • 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

  • 12 I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,

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    11 To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;

    12 that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 6 As therefore you received Christ Jesus, the Lord, walk in him,

  • 2 Cor 10:1-2
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    1 Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

    2 Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.

  • 10 that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

  • Col 4:2-5
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    2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

    3 praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;

    4 that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.

    5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

  • Eph 3:13-14
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    13 Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.

    14 For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

  • 12 that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

  • 15 For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints,

  • Phil 4:1-2
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    1 Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.

    2 I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same way in the Lord.

  • 14 to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

  • 15 but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;

  • 30 Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

  • 9 God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

  • 1 Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

  • 22 But I exhort you, brothers, endure the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.

  • 17 Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.

  • 23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

  • 27 Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

  • 1 Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

  • 19 I strongly urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you sooner.

  • 15 Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

  • 1 Working together, we entreat also that you not receive the grace of God in vain,

  • 12 Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

  • 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

  • 8 Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.

  • 20 Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.

  • 29 for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

  • 24 Brothers, let each man, in whatever condition he was called, stay in that condition with God.

  • 6 among whom you are also called to belong to Jesus Christ;