11 translations · Greek
Ephesians 4:1
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
Ephesians 4:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
- KJV King James Version
- I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
- ASV American Standard Version
- I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- I, the prisoner of the LORD, then call on you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- So I—this prisoner in the Lord—am encouraging you to make sure you live according to the principles to which you were called.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Call upon you, then, do I — the prisoner of the Lord — to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called,
- DBY Darby Translation
- I, the prisoner in [the] Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation by which ye are called,
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called,
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Παρακαλῶ | Parakalō | urge | G3870 παρακαλέω to plead/comfort |
| οὖν | oun | then | G3767 οὖν therefore/then |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἐγὼ | egō | I | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ὁ | ho | [As a] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δέσμιος | desmios | prisoner | G1198 δέσμιος prisoner |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | [the] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| ἀξίως | axiōs | in a manner worthy | G516 ἀξίως appropriately |
| περιπατῆσαι | peripatēsai | to walk | G4043 περιπατέω to walk |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| κλήσεως | klēseōs | calling | G2821 κλῆσις calling |
| ἧς | hēs | — | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἐκλήθητε | eklēthēte | you have received | G2564 καλέω to call: call |
Related verses
- Colossians 1:10
that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
- Philippians 1:27
Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12
to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2
Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
- 2 Peter 1:3
seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue;
- 1 Corinthians 4:16
I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.
- 2 Timothy 1:9
who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11
To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;
- Ephesians 4:17
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,
- Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me, and be blameless.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
2 with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;
3 being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Read all of Ephesians 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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