Ephesians 4:2 | DiscipleDeck

Bible Commentary

Ephesians 4:2

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

SOME POINTS OF A WORTHY WALK. With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love. 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 (Ephesians 2:1-3).

Meekness 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 accept the redemption and not try to attain and exhibit its true spirit.

The Daily Devotional

One devotional. Every morning.

The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.

We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.

Continue tomorrow

Turn Bible study into a daily habit

Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.

Read today's devotional Save my progress

More for Ephesians 4:2

Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.

Other commentaries

Ephesians 4 — OverviewEphesians 4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have gone through the former part of this epistle, which consists of several important doctrinal truths, contained in the three preceding chapters. We enter now on the latter part of it, in which we have the…Ephesians 4 — OverviewEphesians 4 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeEphesians 4:1, He exhorts to unity; Ephesians 4:7, and declares that God therefore gives divers gifts unto men; Ephesians 4:11, that his church might be edified, Ephesians 4:16. and grow up in Christ; Ephesians 4:18, He…Ephesians 4 — OverviewEphesians 4 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThe apostle having in the three former chapters treated of the doctrines of grace, and explained and established them, proceeds in the three following to exhort to the duties of religion; and in this advises to a…Ephesians 4:1-3Ephesians 4:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryWalking worthy of our vocation. "I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord," etc. The verses, looked at homiletically, suggest the following truths:— I. THAT MAN'S EXTERNAL CONDITION IN THIS WORLD IS NO TRUE TEST OF HIS…Ephesians 4:1-3Ephesians 4:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryWalking worthily. It is touching to see how the great apostle, who had a right to issue commands to the Churches in the name of Christ, prefers to beseech his readers with gentle entreaty as "the prisoner in the Lord."…Ephesians 4:1-16Ephesians 4:1-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryCHURCH PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS; THE CHURCH A BODY.

commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.sermonOf the ChurchSermon 74 Of the Church “I beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering,...John Wesley commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.devotionThe Eye and the HandYou are not a spectator; you are a vital organ in the Body. You have a job to do. This week, ask a close Christian friend: "What spiritual gift do you see in me?" Sometimes others can see our function better than we can.Discipledeck devotionThe Second ConversionNever trust a leader without a limp. A limp means they wrestled with God and lost—and that is the only way to win.DiscipleDeck devotionThe Towel and the TitleTrue greatness is slippery; it slides down to the lowest place. This week, find a "foot-washing" opportunity in your home or church. Do a task that is "beneath" you; clean the bathroom, take out the trash, or do the dishes and do it secretly. Don't tell anyone. Let God be the only one who sees your towel.Discipledeck devotion What Envy Does When No One Stops ItSin was crouching at the door. God warned him. He still opened it. Don't wait until it's a wildfire. Address it while it's still a sparkDiscipleDeck