Ephesians 4:1
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I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called:

prisoner.

Ephesians 3:1 For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, for you Gentiles:

of the Lord.

Jeremiah 38:20 But Jeremiah answered: They shall not deliver thee: hearken, I beseech thee, to the word of the Lord, which I speak to the, and it shall be well with thee, and thy soul shall live.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service.

1 Corinthians 4:16 Wherefore, I beseech you, be ye followers of me as I also am of Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:20 For Christ therefore we are ambassadors, God as it were exhorting by us, for Christ, we beseech you, be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 6:1 And we helping do exhort you that you receive not the grace of God in vain.

2 Corinthians 10:1 Now I Paul, myself beseech you, by the mildness and modesty of Christ: who in presence indeed am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

Galatians 4:12 Be ye as I, because I also am as you brethren, I beseech you. You have not injured me at all.

Philemon 1:9,10 For charity sake I rather beseech, whereas thou art such a one, as Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also of Jesus Christ. . . .

1 Peter 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you, as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul,

2 John 1:5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing a new commandment to thee, but that which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another.

walk.

Ephesians 4:17 This then I say and testify in the Lord: That henceforward you walk not as also the Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind:

Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.

Genesis 5:24 And he walked with God, and was seen no more: because God took him.

Genesis 17:1 And after he began to be ninety and nine years old, the Lord appeared to him: and said unto him: I am the Almighty God: walk before me, and be perfect.

Acts 9:31 Now, the church had peace throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria: and was edified, walking in the fear of the Lord: and was filled with the consolation of the Holy Ghost.

Philippians 1:27 Only let your conversation be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you, or, being absent, may hear of you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind labouring together for the faith of the gospel.

Philippians 3:17,18 Be ye followers of me, brethren: and observe them who walk so as you have our model. . . .

Colossians 1:10 That you may walk worthy of God, in all things pleasing; being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God:

Colossians 4:12 Epaphras saluteth you, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, who is always solicitous for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and full in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 2:12 We testified to every one of you that you would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

1 Thessalonians 4:1,2 For the rest therefore, brethren, pray and beseech you in the Lord Jesus that, as you have received from us, how you ought to walk and to please God, so also you would walk, that you may abound the more. . . .

Titus 2:10 Not defrauding, but in all things shewing good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

Hebrews 13:21 Fit you in all goodness, that you may do his will; doing in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom is glory for ever and ever. Amen.

vocation.

Ephesians 4:4 One body and one Spirit: as you are called in one hope of your calling.

Romans 8:28-30 And we know that to them that love God all things work together unto good: to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints. . . .

Philippians 3:14 I press towards the mark, to the prize of the supernal vocation of God in Christ Jesus.

2 Thessalonians 1:11 Wherefore also we pray always for you: That our God would make you worthy of his vocation and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness and the work of faith in power:

2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath delivered us and called us by his holy calling, not according to our own works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the times of the world:

Hebrews 3:1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly vocation consider the apostle and high priest of our confession, Jesus:

1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing: for unto this are you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, will himself perfect you and confirm you and establish you.

2 Peter 1:3 As all things of his divine power which appertain to life and godliness are given us through the knowledge of him who hath called us by his own proper glory and virtue.

Context
Unity in the Body
1I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called: 2With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.…
Cross References
Romans 8:28
And we know that to them that love God all things work together unto good: to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints.

Romans 11:29
For the gifts and the calling of God are without repentance.

Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service.

Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus in good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 3:1
For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, for you Gentiles:

Philippians 1:27
Only let your conversation be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you, or, being absent, may hear of you, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind labouring together for the faith of the gospel.

Colossians 1:10
That you may walk worthy of God, in all things pleasing; being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God:

Colossians 2:6
As therefore you have received Jesus Christ the Lord, walk ye in him:

1 Thessalonians 2:12
We testified to every one of you that you would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

1 Thessalonians 4:1
For the rest therefore, brethren, pray and beseech you in the Lord Jesus that, as you have received from us, how you ought to walk and to please God, so also you would walk, that you may abound the more.

Lexicon
[As a]
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

prisoner
δέσμιος (desmios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1198: One bound, a prisoner. From desmon; a captive.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the] Lord,
Κυρίῳ (Kyriō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

then,
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

I
ἐγὼ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

urge
Παρακαλῶ (Parakalō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3870: From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.

you
ὑμᾶς (hymas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

to walk
περιπατῆσαι (peripatēsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.

in a manner worthy
ἀξίως (axiōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 516: Worthily, in a manner worthy of. Adverb from axios; appropriately.

of the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

calling
κλήσεως (klēseōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2821: A calling, invitation; in the NT, always of a divine call. From a shorter form of kaleo; an invitation.

you have received:
ἐκλήθητε (eklēthēte)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'.


Additional Translations
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk worthily of the calling to which you were called,

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation with which you are called,

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,

I, the prisoner in [the] Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called,

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation by which ye are called,

I, then, the prisoner for the Master's sake, entreat you to live and act as becomes those who have received the call that you have received--

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

Call upon you, then, do I -- the prisoner of the Lord -- to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,
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