Ephesians 4:4 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NKJV

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

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A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century

Southern Baptist

19th Century

One body (εν σωμα). One mystical body of Christ (the spiritual church or kingdom, cf. 1:23; 2:16).

One Spirit

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

There is one body. One church—for so the word body means here—denoting the body of Christ (Romans 12:5).

Compa…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

There is one body, and one Spirit.—The words “There is” are not in the original, which starts with a striking abruptness,…

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you are called in …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century

The reasons why those who belong to Christ should be eager to preserve their unity are now supplied in a crescendo of nouns. In three groups of thr…

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

There is one body. He proceeds to show more fully how completely Christians ought to be united. The union ought to be such that we should …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

There is one body
The church; in what sense that is a body, and compared to one, (See Gill on Ephesians 1:23

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Nothing is urged more earnestly in the Scriptures than to walk in a manner worthy of those called to Christ's kingdom and glory. By lowliness, unde…