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Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ephesians/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ephesians/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/ephesians/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness; with patience bearing with one another in love;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ephesians/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ephesians/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ephesians/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ephesians/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ephesians/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ephesians/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ephesians/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />with all humility [forsaking self-righteousness], and gentleness [maintaining self-control], with patience, bearing with one another in [unselfish] love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ephesians/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ephesians/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ephesians/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ephesians/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Always be humble and gentle. Patiently put up with each other and love each other. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ephesians/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ephesians/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Be humble and gentle in every way. Be patient with each other and lovingly accept each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ephesians/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Be always humble, gentle, and patient. Show your love by being tolerant with one another. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ephesians/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />demonstrating all expressions of humility, gentleness, and patience, accepting one another in love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ephesians/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ephesians/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ephesians/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ephesians/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/ephesians/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />with all lowliness of mind and unselfishness, and with patience, bearing with one another lovingly, and earnestly striving to maintain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ephesians/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ephesians/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/ephesians/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness; with patience bearing with one another in love;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ephesians/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ephesians/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, bearing one another in love;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ephesians/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />With all humility and mildness, with patience, supporting one another in charity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ephesians/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />with all humility and meekness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ephesians/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ephesians/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ephesians/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />With all humility and gentleness and with patience, forbearing one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/ephesians/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />In all humility of mind and quietness and patience, and that you would be patient one toward another in love,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/ephesians/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/ephesians/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in divine love;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/ephesians/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/ephesians/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />with all humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another in love;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/ephesians/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />with all lowliness of mind and unselfishness, and with patience, bearing with one another lovingly, and earnestly striving to maintain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/ephesians/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />with all humility and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/ephesians/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><i>and</i> with long-suffering forbear one another in love,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ephesians/4-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AfeSHen3sAQ?start=576" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ephesians/4.htm">Unity in the Body</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasēs (Adj-GFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/5012.htm" title="5012: tapeinophrosynēs (N-GFS) -- Humility, lowliness of mind, modesty. From a compound of tapeinos and the base of phren; humiliation of mind, i.e. Modesty.">humility</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4240.htm" title="4240: prautētos (N-GFS) -- Mildness, gentleness. From praus; mildness, i.e. humility.">gentleness,</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/3115.htm" title="3115: makrothymias (N-GFS) -- Patience, forbearance, longsuffering. From the same as makrothumos; longanimity, i.e. forbearance or fortitude.">patience,</a> <a href="/greek/430.htm" title="430: anechomenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- To endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist. ">bearing with</a> <a href="/greek/240.htm" title="240: allēlōn (RecPro-GMP) -- One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.">one another</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/26.htm" title="26: agapē (N-DFS) -- From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">love,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">3</span>and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-12.htm">Colossians 3:12-13</a></span><br />Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. / Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a></span><br />But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-3.htm">Philippians 2:3-4</a></span><br />Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. / Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-8.htm">1 Peter 3:8</a></span><br />Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4-7</a></span><br />Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-17.htm">James 3:17</a></span><br />But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-10.htm">Romans 12:10</a></span><br />Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:14</a></span><br />And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-24.htm">2 Timothy 2:24-25</a></span><br />And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. / He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29</a></span><br />Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Matthew 5:5</a></span><br />Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-2.htm">Titus 3:2</a></span><br />to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-1.htm">Proverbs 15:1</a></span><br />A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-32.htm">Proverbs 16:32</a></span><br />He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;</p><p class="hdg">lowliness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/12-3.htm">Numbers 12:3</a></b></br> (Now the man Moses <i>was</i> very meek, above all the men which <i>were</i> upon the face of the earth.)</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-4.htm">Psalm 45:4</a></b></br> And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness <i>and</i> righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/138-6.htm">Psalm 138:6</a></b></br> Though the LORD <i>be</i> high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.</p><p class="hdg">forbearing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/9-19.htm">Mark 9:19</a></b></br> He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/15-1.htm">Romans 15:1</a></b></br> We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/13-7.htm">1 Corinthians 13:7</a></b></br> Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/4-27.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-1.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Forbearing</a> <a href="/galatians/5-23.htm">Gentle</a> <a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">Gentleness</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-21.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-1.htm">Humility</a> <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Long-Suffering</a> <a href="/psalms/22-24.htm">Lowliness</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-2.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">Meekness</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-9.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Patience</a> <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/galatians/6-12.htm">Showing</a> <a href="/galatians/1-10.htm">Striving</a> <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Tolerance</a> <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/colossians/1-6.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/colossians/3-14.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/philippians/2-12.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-9.htm">Forbearing</a> <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Gentle</a> <a href="/philippians/4-5.htm">Gentleness</a> <a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/philippians/2-3.htm">Humility</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-10.htm">Long-Suffering</a> <a href="/philippians/2-3.htm">Lowliness</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-3.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/colossians/3-12.htm">Meekness</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-17.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/colossians/1-11.htm">Patience</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">Showing</a> <a href="/philippians/1-27.htm">Striving</a> <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Tolerance</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-13.htm">Whatever</a><div class="vheading2">Ephesians 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ephesians/4-1.htm">He exhorts to unity;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ephesians/4-7.htm">and declares that God therefore gives various gifts unto men;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ephesians/4-11.htm">that his church might be edified,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ephesians/4-16.htm">and grow up in Christ.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">He calls them from the impurity of the Gentiles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ephesians/4-24.htm">to put on the new man;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">to cast off lying;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ephesians/4-29.htm">and corrupt communication.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ephesians/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ephesians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ephesians/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>with all humility and gentleness</b><br>Humility and gentleness are foundational Christian virtues. Humility, in the biblical sense, involves recognizing one's own limitations and the greatness of God. It is a call to put others before oneself, reflecting the attitude of Christ as described in <a href="/philippians/2-3.htm">Philippians 2:3-8</a>. Gentleness, or meekness, is not weakness but strength under control. It is the ability to respond to others with kindness and compassion, as Jesus did (<a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29</a>). In the Greco-Roman world, humility was often seen as a weakness, but Christianity redefined it as a strength. These virtues are essential for maintaining unity within the body of Christ, as they help believers to interact with one another in a way that fosters peace and understanding.<p><b>with patience</b><br>Patience is the ability to endure difficult circumstances and the shortcomings of others without becoming angry or upset. It is a fruit of the Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22</a>) and is crucial for maintaining harmony in relationships. The Greek word used here, "makrothumia," implies a long-suffering attitude, which is necessary for dealing with the imperfections of others. Patience reflects God's own character, as He is described as being patient with humanity (<a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a>). In the context of Ephesians, patience is vital for the unity of the church, allowing believers to work through conflicts and differences in a Christ-like manner.<p><b>bearing with one another in love</b><br>Bearing with one another involves enduring and supporting each other, even when it is challenging. This phrase emphasizes the importance of love as the binding force in Christian relationships. Love, as described in <a href="/1_corinthians/13.htm">1 Corinthians 13</a>, is patient and kind, and it keeps no record of wrongs. The Greek word for love here is "agape," which is selfless and unconditional, mirroring the love of Christ for His church. This love is not based on feelings but is a deliberate choice to seek the best for others. In the early church, this kind of love was counter-cultural, as it transcended social, ethnic, and economic barriers, creating a new community united in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the letter to the Ephesians, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological teachings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a></b><br>A major city in Asia Minor, Ephesus was a center of commerce and culture. The church in Ephesus was one of the early Christian communities to which Paul wrote.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ephesian_church.htm">The Ephesian Church</a></b><br>The recipients of the letter, this early Christian community faced challenges of unity and spiritual growth, which Paul addresses in his epistle.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_humility.htm">The Call to Humility</a></b><br>Humility is foundational to Christian character. It involves recognizing our dependence on God and valuing others above ourselves. In Greek, the word "tapeinophrosyne" (humility) suggests a lowliness of mind, which is essential for unity in the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gentleness_as_strength.htm">Gentleness as Strength</a></b><br>Gentleness, or "prautes" in Greek, is not weakness but controlled strength. It involves responding to others with kindness and grace, reflecting Christ's own demeanor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/patience_in_practice.htm">Patience in Practice</a></b><br>Patience, or "makrothumia," involves enduring discomfort and delay without complaint. It is a fruit of the Spirit that enables us to bear with others' faults and shortcomings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/bearing_with_one_another_in_love.htm">Bearing with One Another in Love</a></b><br>Love is the binding force that enables us to endure and support one another. This love is "agape," a selfless, sacrificial love that seeks the best for others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity in the Body of Christ</a></b><br>These virtues are essential for maintaining unity within the church. As members of one body, we are called to live in harmony, reflecting the unity of the Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ephesians_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ephesians 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_blended_families_thrive.htm">How can blended families successfully integrate and thrive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'bear_with_one_another'_mean.htm">What does "bear with one another" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'bearing_with'_mean.htm">What does "bearing with one another" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_complete_fulfillment.htm">What does 'esteem others better than yourself' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ephesians/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering.</span>--See <a href="/colossians/3-12.htm" title=" Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;">Colossians 3:12</a>, where the same three qualities are dwelt upon, but there introduced by "compassion and kindness." They seem to correspond almost exactly to the first, third, and fifth beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount, in which the principle of love is wrought out in various forms (as in the other beatitudes the principle of righteousness): "Blessed are the poor in spirit;" "Blessed are the meek;" "Blessed are the merciful." The word "lowliness of mind" is used by St. Paul only in the Epistles of the Captivity (<a href="/philippians/2-3.htm" title="Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.">Philippians 2:3</a>; <a href="/colossians/2-18.htm" title=" Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,">Colossians 2:18</a>; <a href="/colossians/2-23.htm" title=" Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honor to the satisfying of the flesh.">Colossians 2:23</a>; <a href="/colossians/3-12.htm" title=" Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;">Colossians 3:12</a>) and in the address to the Ephesian presbyters (<a href="/acts/20-19.htm" title="Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:">Acts 20:19</a>). It is, indeed, a word new coined in Christian terminology, and even the root from which it comes is mostly used by the heathen moralists in a bad sense (of meanness and slavishness), of which there is still a trace in <a href="/colossians/2-18.htm" title=" Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,">Colossians 2:18</a>. "Meekness" is mostly "gentleness"--"the meek and quiet spirit" (<a href="/1_peter/3-4.htm" title="But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.">1Peter 3:4</a>)--the natural, though not the invariable, fruit of humility, winning souls by its very absence of bitter self-assertion, and so "inheriting the earth." "Longsuffering" is the manifestation of such meekness, with something of especial effort and struggle, in the bearing of injury. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ephesians/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - SOME POINTS OF A WORTHY WALK. <span class="cmt_word">With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love.</span> He begins his enumeration with passive graces - eminently those of Christ. Lowliness or humility may well be gendered by our remembering what we were when God's grace took hold of us (<a href="/ephesians/2-1.htm">Ephesians 2:1-3</a>). <span class="accented">Meek</span>ness is the natural expression of a lowly state of mind, opposed to boisterous self-assertion and rude striving with others; it genders a subdued manner and a peace-loving spirit that studies to give the soft answer that turneth away wrath. Long-suffering and loving forbearance are phases of the same state of mind - denoting the absence of that irascibility and proneness to take offence which flares up at every provocation or fancied neglect, and strives to maintain self-control on every occasion. It is from such qualities in God that our redemption has come; it is miserable to <span class="accented">accept</span> the redemption and not try to attain and exhibit its true spirit. Neglect of this verse has produced untold evil in the Christian Church <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ephesians/4-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="grk">μετὰ</span> <span class="translit">(meta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="grk">πάσης</span> <span class="translit">(pasēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">humility</span><br /><span class="grk">ταπεινοφροσύνης</span> <span class="translit">(tapeinophrosynēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> </span><span class="str2">Humility, lowliness of mind, modesty. From a compound of tapeinos and the base of phren; humiliation of mind, i.e. Modesty.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">gentleness,</span><br /><span class="grk">πραΰτητος</span> <span class="translit">(prautētos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4240.htm">Strong's 4240: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mildness, gentleness. From praus; mildness, i.e. humility.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="grk">μετὰ</span> <span class="translit">(meta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">patience,</span><br /><span class="grk">μακροθυμίας</span> <span class="translit">(makrothymias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3115.htm">Strong's 3115: </a> </span><span class="str2">Patience, forbearance, longsuffering. From the same as makrothumos; longanimity, i.e. forbearance or fortitude.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bearing with</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνεχόμενοι</span> <span class="translit">(anechomenoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">To endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">one another</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλήλων</span> <span class="translit">(allēlōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_240.htm">Strong's 240: </a> </span><span class="str2">One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">love,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγάπῃ</span> <span class="translit">(agapē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_26.htm">Strong's 26: </a> </span><span class="str2">From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ephesians/4-2.htm">NT Letters: Ephesians 4:2 With all lowliness and humility with patience (Ephes. 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