Verse
Ephesians 4:3 — Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
“Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
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The verses around Ephesians 4:3.
1I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Verse explanation
Paul describes the unity of the church not as something to be built from scratch, but as something that already exists and needs to be actively “kept,” maintained by the bond of peace between people.
From the Ephesians 4 study in Bible in Stories.
Ephesians 4:3 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Procurando guardar a unidade de Espirito pelo vinculo da paz.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Procurai guardar a unidade do Espírito pelo vínculo da paz.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Esfuércense por seguir siendo uno en el Espíritu mediante la paz que los une.
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In other languages: Português (Efésios 4:3) · Español (Efesios 4:3)
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- Genesis 2:24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one…
- 1 Corinthians 13:4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
- Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
- Ecclesiastes 4:12And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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