Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;

New American Standard Bible

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,

King James Version

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Holman Bible

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting one another in love,

International Standard Version

demonstrating all expressions of humility, gentleness, and patience, accepting one another in love.

A Conservative Version

with all humility and mildness, with longsuffering, forbearing each other in love.

American Standard Version

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Amplified

with all humility [forsaking self-righteousness], and gentleness [maintaining self-control], with patience, bearing with one another in [unselfish] love.

An Understandable Version

Live in a humble, gentle and patient way, showing tolerance [for the weaknesses] of one another out of love [for them].

Anderson New Testament

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love,

Bible in Basic English

With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

Common New Testament

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,

Daniel Mace New Testament

with all humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another in love;

Godbey New Testament

with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in divine love;

Goodspeed New Testament

with perfect humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another lovingly.

John Wesley New Testament

With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering,

Julia Smith Translation

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, bearing one another in love;

King James 2000

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Lexham Expanded Bible

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,

Modern King James verseion

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

in all humbleness of mind, and meekness, and long suffering, forbearing one another through love,

Moffatt New Testament

with perfect modesty and gentleness, showing forbearance to one another patiently, zealous in love

Montgomery New Testament

With all humility and gentleness and long-suffering forbear with one another in love;

NET Bible

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

New Heart English Bible

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

Noyes New Testament

with all humility and meekness, with longsuffering; bearing with one another in love,

Sawyer New Testament

with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love,

The Emphasized Bible

With all lowliness and meekness, with long suffering, bearing one with another in love,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love;

Twentieth Century New Testament

Always humble and gentle, patient, bearing lovingly with one another,

Webster

With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;

Weymouth New Testament

with all lowliness of mind and unselfishness, and with patience, bearing with one another lovingly, and earnestly striving to maintain,

Williams New Testament

with perfect humility and gentleness, with patience, lovingly bearing with one another,

World English Bible

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

Worrell New Testament

with all humility and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;

Worsley New Testament

and with long-suffering forbear one another in love,

Youngs Literal Translation

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
With
μετά 
meta 
with, after, among, hereafter , afterward , against, not tr,
Usage: 346

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

ταπεινοφροσύνη 
Tapeinophrosune 
Usage: 7

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

πρᾳότης 
Praotes 
Usage: 9

with
μετά 
meta 
with, after, among, hereafter , afterward , against, not tr,
Usage: 346

μακροθυμία 
Makrothumia 
Usage: 14

ἀνέχομαι 
Anechomai 
Usage: 12

ἀλλήλων 
Allelon 
Usage: 85

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

Devotionals

Devotionals about Ephesians 4:2

Devotionals containing Ephesians 4:2

Images Ephesians 4:2

Prayers for Ephesians 4:2

Context Readings

Christians Should Live In Unity

1 I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called, 2 with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love; 3 using diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace.


Cross References

Colossians 3:12-13

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

Acts 20:19

serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;

Numbers 12:3

But the man Moses was very meek, above all men that were upon the face of the earth.

Psalm 45:4

And in thy splendour ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness and righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

Psalm 138:6

For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.

Proverbs 3:34

He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

Proverbs 16:19

Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek Jehovah, all ye meek of the land, who have performed his ordinance; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly and rIding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Matthew 5:3-5

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;

Mark 9:19

But he answering them says, O unbelieving generation! how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me.

Romans 15:1

But we ought, we that are strong, to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

1 Corinthians 13:4-5

Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up,

1 Corinthians 13:7

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,

Galatians 6:2

Bear one another's burdens, and thus fulfil the law of the Christ.

Ephesians 1:4

according as he has chosen us in him before the world's foundation, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love;

1 Timothy 6:11

But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.

2 Timothy 2:25

in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of the truth,

James 1:21

Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding of wickedness, accept with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

James 3:15-18

This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.

1 Peter 3:15

but sanctify the Lord the Christ in your hearts, and be always prepared to give an answer to every one that asks you to give an account of the hope that is in you, but with meekness and fear;

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain