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The most popular Bible verses from Ephesians 4

Found 32 Verses

Ephesians 4:11

Bible Rank: 35
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers NIV
And His gifts were [varied; He Himself appointed and gave men to us] some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries), some pastors (shepherds of His flock) and teachers. AMP
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; KJV

Ephesians 4:1

Bible Rank: 183
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. NIV
I THEREFORE, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to and beg you to walk (lead a life) worthy of the [divine] calling to which you have been called [with behavior that is a credit to the summons to God's service AMP
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, KJV

Ephesians 4:30

Bible Rank: 592
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. NIV
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God [do not offend or vex or sadden Him], by Whom you were sealed (marked, branded as God's own, secured) for the day of redemption (of final deliverance through Christ from evil and the consequences of sin). AMP
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. KJV

Ephesians 4:4

Bible Rank: 595
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called NIV
[There is] one body and one Spirit--just as there is also one hope [that belongs] to the calling you received-- AMP
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; KJV

Ephesians 4:15

Bible Rank: 616
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the head, that is, Christ. NIV
Rather, let our lives lovingly express truth [in all things, speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly]. Enfolded in love, let us grow up in every way and in all things into Him Who is the Head, [even] Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One). AMP
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: KJV

Ephesians 4:32

Bible Rank: 632
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. NIV
And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you. AMP
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. KJV

Ephesians 4:29

Bible Rank: 665
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. NIV
Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God's favor) to those who hear it. AMP
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. KJV

Ephesians 4:12

Bible Rank: 718
To equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up NIV
His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ's body (the church), AMP
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: KJV

Ephesians 4:17

Bible Rank: 867
So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. NIV
So this I say and solemnly testify in [the name of] the Lord [as in His presence], that you must no longer live as the heathen (the Gentiles) do in their perverseness [in the folly, vanity, and emptiness of their souls and the futility] of their minds. AMP
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, KJV

Ephesians 4:26

Bible Rank: 1,014
"In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry NIV
When angry, do not sin; do not ever let your wrath (your exasperation, your fury or indignation) last until the sun goes down. AMP
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: KJV