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Not only is God above all others, but he works by using all of us, and he lives in all of us. <a href="/erv/ephesians/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all. <a href="/gwt/ephesians/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> one God and Father of all, who is over everything, through everything, and in everything. <a href="/gnt/ephesians/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> there is one God and Father of all people, who is Lord of all, works through all, and is in all. <a href="/isv/ephesians/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> one God and Father of all, who is above all, through all, and in all. <a href="/msb/ephesians/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all. <a href="/net/ephesians/4.htm">NET Bible</a> one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. <a href="/nheb/ephesians/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all. <a href="/wbt/ephesians/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. <a href="/wey/ephesians/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and one God and Father of all, who rules over all, acts through all, and dwells in all. <a href="/web/ephesians/4.htm">World English Bible</a> one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ephesians/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> one God and Father of all, who [is] over all, and through all, and in you all, <a href="/blb/ephesians/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. <a href="/ylt/ephesians/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in you all, <a href="/slt/ephesians/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> One God and Father of all, who over all, and through all, and in you all.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ephesians/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in us all. <a href="/cpdv/ephesians/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all. <a href="/nabre/ephesians/4.htm">New American Bible</a> one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. <a href="/nrsvce/ephesians/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ephesians/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all of us. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/ephesians/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And One is God The Father of all, and over all, and with all and in us all.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/ephesians/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in you all.<CM> <a href="/godbey/ephesians/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and above you all, and in all. <a href="/haweis/ephesians/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> one God, and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.<CM> <a href="/mace/ephesians/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> one God and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all. <a href="/wey/ephesians/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and one God and Father of all, who rules over all, acts through all, and dwells in all. <a href="/worrell/ephesians/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> one God and Father of all, Who is over all, and through all, and in all. <a href="/worsley/ephesians/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in all. <a href="/parallel/ephesians/4-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AfeSHen3sAQ?start=599" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ephesians/4.htm">Unity in the Body</a> …5one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6<a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: heis (Adj-NMS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patēr (N-NMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantōn (Adj-GMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">of all,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who is</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">over</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantōn (Adj-GMP) -- 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/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantōn (Adj-GMP) -- 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/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</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/3956.htm" title="3956: pasin (Adj-DMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all.</a> 7Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a> Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-6.htm">1 Corinthians 8:6</a> yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. <a href="/romans/11-36.htm">Romans 11:36</a> For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen. <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a> For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. <a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5-6</a> I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me, / so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other. <a href="/john/17-21.htm">John 17:21-23</a> that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. / I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one— / I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me. <a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a> For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, <a href="/malachi/2-10.htm">Malachi 2:10</a> Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why then do we break faith with one another so as to profane the covenant of our fathers? <a href="/1_corinthians/12-6.htm">1 Corinthians 12:6</a> There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people. <a href="/psalms/86-10.htm">Psalm 86:10</a> For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God. <a href="/zechariah/14-9.htm">Zechariah 14:9</a> On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone. <a href="/1_john/5-7.htm">1 John 5:7</a> For there are three that testify: <a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24-28</a> The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. / Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. / From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. ... <a href="/james/2-19.htm">James 2:19</a> You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. <a href="/1_kings/8-60.htm">1 Kings 8:60</a> so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.God.<a href="/ephesians/6-23.htm">Ephesians 6:23</a> Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.<a href="/numbers/16-22.htm">Numbers 16:22</a> And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?<a href="/isaiah/63-16.htm">Isaiah 63:16</a> Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.who.<a href="/ephesians/1-21.htm">Ephesians 1:21</a> Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:<a href="/genesis/14-19.htm">Genesis 14:19</a> And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:<a href="/1_chronicles/29-11.htm">1 Chronicles 29:11,12</a> Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all… and in.<a href="/ephesians/2-22.htm">Ephesians 2:22</a> In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.<a href="/ephesians/3-17.htm">Ephesians 3:17</a> That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,<a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a> Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/romans/12-8.htm">Rules</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/colossians/2-9.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/colossians/2-22.htm">Rules</a><div class="vheading2">Ephesians 4</div>1. <a href="/ephesians/4-1.htm">He exhorts to unity;</a> 7. <a href="/ephesians/4-7.htm">and declares that God therefore gives various gifts unto men;</a> 11. <a href="/ephesians/4-11.htm">that his church might be edified,</a> 16. <a href="/ephesians/4-16.htm">and grow up in Christ.</a> 18. <a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">He calls them from the impurity of the Gentiles;</a> 24. <a href="/ephesians/4-24.htm">to put on the new man;</a> 25. <a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">to cast off lying;</a> 29. <a href="/ephesians/4-29.htm">and corrupt communication.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>one God and Father of all This phrase emphasizes the monotheistic belief central to Christianity, affirming that there is only one God who is the Father of all creation. This echoes the Shema from <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one." It underscores the unity and universality of God, who is not just the God of Israel but of all humanity. This concept is foundational in understanding the nature of God as both transcendent and immanent, a theme that runs throughout the Bible. The fatherhood of God also highlights His role as a loving and caring parent, which is a recurring theme in both the Old and New Testaments.who is over all This phrase speaks to God's sovereignty and supreme authority over the entire universe. It reflects the biblical teaching that God is the ultimate ruler and king, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/103-19.htm">Psalm 103:19</a>, "The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all." This sovereignty assures believers of God's control over all circumstances, providing comfort and assurance that nothing happens outside of His will. It also calls for submission and reverence to God's authority in all aspects of life.and through all This part of the verse highlights God's active presence and involvement in the world. It suggests that God works through all things to accomplish His purposes, as seen in <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a>, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." This indicates that God is not distant or detached but is intimately involved in the workings of the world and the lives of individuals. It also points to the idea of God's providence, where He orchestrates events for His glory and the good of His people.and in all This phrase emphasizes God's omnipresence, the belief that God is present everywhere at all times. It aligns with <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-10</a>, where David acknowledges that there is no place he can go to escape God's presence. This truth provides believers with the assurance that God is always with them, offering guidance, comfort, and strength. It also challenges believers to live in a way that honors God's presence in every aspect of their lives, recognizing that they are never outside of His watchful care.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> 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. 2. <a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a> A major city in Asia Minor where the early church was established. It was a center of commerce and culture, and the Ephesian church was one of the recipients of Paul's letters. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_ephesian_church.htm">The Ephesian Church</a> The community of believers in Ephesus to whom Paul addressed this letter, providing guidance and encouragement in their faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_oneness_of_god.htm">The Oneness of God</a> Emphasize the foundational Christian belief in one God, which unites all believers. This unity is crucial for maintaining harmony within the church. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> Recognize that God is "over all," meaning He is sovereign and supreme over the universe. This should bring comfort and assurance to believers, knowing that God is in control. <a href="/topical/g/god's_immanence.htm">God's Immanence</a> Understand that God is "through all and in all," indicating His presence and activity in the world and in our lives. This calls for a personal relationship with God and awareness of His work in our daily lives. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity in the Body of Christ</a> Reflect on how the oneness of God should inspire unity among believers. As God is one, so should His church be united in purpose and love. <a href="/topical/l/living_out_our_faith.htm">Living Out Our Faith</a> Encourage believers to live in a way that reflects God's presence in their lives, demonstrating His love and truth to the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ephesians_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ephesians 4</a> <a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_god_is_our_father.htm">What does it mean for God to be our Father?</a> <a href="/q/is_the_kingdom,_power,_glory_thine.htm">What does 'God is all in all' mean?</a> <a href="/q/is_the_trinity_visible_in_heaven.htm">Is the Trinity visible in heaven?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_spiritual_father's_role.htm">What defines a spiritual father's role?</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>(6) One God and Father of all.--Necessarily, through the Son, we pass to the Father (as the Lord Himself invariably teaches us to do), since He is (to use the old Greek expression) "the fount of Deity." He is said to be the "Father of all." We cannot limit this universal Fatherhood; although, undoubtedly, the context shows that the immediate reference is to those who are His children by adoption in Jesus Christ. The Church is essentially Catholic, inheriting by special gift what is the birthright of all humanity; incapable of perfection till all be drawn into that closer sonship, yet having neither right nor desire to deny that outside her pale at any moment the wider Fatherhood of God extends.Who is above all, and through all, and in you all.--The word "you" has little authority; many MSS. and commentaries have "us." But the best MSS. and authorities omit both, as probably early glosses of explanation which have crept into the text. Accordingly, the word "all" throughout must be taken, as above, as applying to all God's rational creatures, made in His image (and indeed, in a lower sense, even to all His creatures), but especially and properly to the members of Christ's Church. In the three-fold sentence many ancient and modern interpreters trace a reference to the Holy Trinity. But, strictly speaking, this cannot be, as the passage expressly points to the Father; although, in virtue of the eternal unity of the Godhead, it may be true that in the expression "through all" and "in all" we trace those manifestations of the Father which are especially made through the Son and by the Holy Spirit. Hence we must refer all properly to the ultimate conception of God the Father; as "above all" in the sovereignty of His will, since to work out "His pleasure they are and were created," and His will becomes to them the "law eternal;" as "through all" in the diffusive power of the forces--physical, moral, and spiritual--by which the world of nature, still more the world of man, most of all the society of Christians, are swayed as wholes; and "in all" by the indwelling of God in the individual for creation, sustentation, regeneration, which is the breath of life--both the physical and spiritual life. (This individuality, and the especial reference to Christians, are marked by the very natural gloss "us," or "you," in this clause.) <a href="/commentaries/ephesians/4-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>one εἷς (heis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. Father Πατὴρ (Patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. of all, πάντων (pantōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. who [is] ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. over ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. all πάντων (pantōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. through διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. all πάντων (pantōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. all. πᾶσιν (pasin) Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. 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