Ephesians 4:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So, as a prisoner for the Lord, I beg you to live the way God’s people should live, because he chose you to be his.

Cross References

Colossians 1:10

that this will help you live in a way that brings honor to the Lord and pleases him in every way; that your life will produce good works of every kind and that you will grow in your knowledge of God;

Philippians 1:27

Just be sure you live as God’s people in a way that honors the Good News of Christ. Then if I come and visit you or if I am away from you, I will hear good things about you. I will know that you stand together with the same purpose and that you work together like a team to help others believe the Good News.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

We encouraged you, we comforted you, and we told you to live good lives for God. He calls you to be part of his glorious kingdom.

2 Peter 1:3

Jesus has the power of God. And his power has given us everything we need to live a life devoted to God. We have these things because we know him. Jesus chose us by his glory and goodness,

2 Timothy 1:9

God saved us and chose us to be his holy people, but not because of anything we ourselves did. God saved us and made us his people because that was what he wanted and because of his grace. That grace was given to us through Christ Jesus before time began.

1 Corinthians 4:16

So I beg you to be like me.

2 Thessalonians 1:11

That is why we always pray for you. We ask our God to help you live the good way he wanted when he chose you. The goodness you have makes you want to do good. And the faith you have makes you work. We pray that with his power God will help you do these things more and more.

Ephesians 4:17

I have something from the Lord to tell you. I warn you: Don’t continue living like those who don’t believe. Their thoughts are worth nothing.

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. He said, “I am God All-Powerful. Obey me and live the right way.

Romans 12:1

So I beg you, brothers and sisters, because of the great mercy God has shown us, offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him—an offering that is only for God and pleasing to him. Considering what he has done, it is only right that you should worship him in this way.

Colossians 2:6

You accepted Christ Jesus as Lord, so continue to live following him.

1 Peter 3:9

Don’t do wrong to anyone to pay them back for doing wrong to you. Or don’t insult anyone to pay them back for insulting you. But ask God to bless them. Do this because you yourselves were chosen to receive a blessing.

2 Corinthians 6:1

We are workers together with God. So we beg you: Don’t let the grace that you received from God be for nothing.

2 John 1:5

And now, dear lady, I tell you: We should all love each other. This is not a new command. It is the same command we had from the beginning.

1 Peter 5:10

Yes, you will suffer for a short time. But after that, God will make everything right. He will make you strong. He will support you and keep you from falling. He is the God who gives all grace. He chose you to share in his glory in Christ. That glory will continue forever.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, you are like visitors and strangers in this world. So I beg you to keep your lives free from the evil things you want to do, those desires that fight against your true selves.

Philippians 3:14

I keep running hard toward the finish line to get the prize that is mine because God has called me through Christ Jesus to life up there in heaven.

Ephesians 5:2

Live a life of love. Love others just as Christ loved us. He gave himself for us—a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.

Ephesians 4:4

There is one body and one Spirit, and God chose you to have one hope.

Ephesians 3:1

So I, Paul, am a prisoner because I serve Christ Jesus for you who are not Jews.

Galatians 4:12

Brothers and sisters, I became like you. So please become like me. You were very good to me before.

Genesis 5:24

One day Enoch was walking with God, and he disappeared. God took him.

Hebrews 3:1

So, my brothers and sisters, those chosen by God to be his holy people, think about Jesus. He is the one we believe God sent to save us and to be our high priest.

2 Corinthians 10:1

I, Paul, am begging you with the gentleness and the kindness of Christ. Some say that I am bold when I am writing you from a distance, but not when I am there with you.

Jeremiah 38:20

But Jeremiah answered, “The soldiers will not give you to the men of Judah. King Zedekiah, obey the Lord by doing what I tell you. Then things will go well for you, and your life will be saved.

Titus 2:10

they should not steal from them; and they should show their masters that they can be trusted. Then, in everything they do, they will show that the teaching of God our Savior is good.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, another servant of Jesus Christ from your group, sends his greetings. He constantly struggles for you in prayer. He prays that you will grow to be spiritually mature and have everything that God wants for you.

2 Corinthians 5:20

So we have been sent to speak for Christ. It is like God is calling to people through us. We speak for Christ when we beg you to be at peace with God.

Acts 9:31

The church in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. And with the help of the Holy Spirit, these groups of believers became stronger in faith and showed their respect for the Lord by the way they lived. So the church everywhere grew in numbers.

Romans 11:29

God never changes his mind about the people he calls. He never decides to take back the blessings he has given them.

Ephesians 2:10

God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us new people so that we would spend our lives doing the good things he had already planned for us to do.