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I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
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Doctrine Demands Action
Commentators explain that the word "therefore" is a crucial pivot. It connects the profound doctrines of God's grace in chapters 1-3 to the practical command to "walk worthily." Our daily life and conduct should be a fitting response to our high calling in Christ. As one scholar puts it, our practice should balance our profession, like two sides of a scale.
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Ephesians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Ephesians Chapter 4
Analysis of the Chapter
This chapter is the commencement of the practical part of the epistle and is made up, lik…
Wherewith ye were called (ης εκληθητε). Attraction of the relative ης to the genitive of the antecedent κλησεως (calling) from the…
19th Century
Anglican
Worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.—This “being worthy of the Christian calling” may obviously show itself in…
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Baptist
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness…
Does the retrospective “then” connect only with 3:20–21 or with what precedes those verses? It is most probable that Paul has in mind certain refer…
16th Century
Protestant
The three remaining chapters consist entirely of practical exhortations. Mutual agreement is the first subject, during which a discussion is introd…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you Or "in the Lord"; that is, for the Lord's sake; (See Gill on …
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…