Ephesians 4:4

New International Reader's Version

There is one body and one Spirit. You were appointed to one hope when you were chosen.

Cross References

Psalm 122:8

I’m concerned for my family and friends. So I say to Jerusalem, “May you enjoy peace.”

Jeremiah 14:8

You are Israel’s only hope. You save us when we’re in trouble. Why are you like a stranger to us? Why are you like a traveler who stays for only one night?

Jeremiah 17:7

“But I will bless anyone who trusts in me. I will do good things for the person who depends on me.

Matthew 28:19

So you must go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 15:11

No! We believe we are saved through the grace of our Lord Jesus. The Gentiles are saved in the same way.”

Romans 11:29

God does not take back his gifts. He does not change his mind about those he has chosen.

1 Corinthians 10:17

Just as there is one loaf, so we who are many are one body. We all share the one loaf.

1 Corinthians 12:20

As it is, there are many parts. But there is only one body.

2 Corinthians 11:4

Suppose someone comes to you and preaches about a Jesus different from the Jesus we preached about. Or suppose you receive a spirit different from the Spirit you received before. Or suppose you receive a different message of good news. Suppose it was different from the one you accepted earlier. You put up with those kinds of things easily enough.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray that you may understand more clearly. Then you will know the hope God has chosen you to receive. You will know that what God will give his holy people is rich and glorious.

Ephesians 2:16

He planned to bring both Jews and Gentiles back to God as one body. He planned to do this through the cross. On that cross, Christ put to death their hatred toward one another.

Ephesians 2:18

Through Christ we both come to the Father by the power of one Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 2:22

And because you belong to him, you too are being built together. You are being made into a house where God lives through his Spirit.

Ephesians 4:1

I am a prisoner because of the Lord. So I am asking you to live a life worthy of what God chose you for.

Ephesians 5:30

We are parts of his body.

Colossians 1:5

Your faith and love are based on the hope you have. What you hope for is stored up for you in heaven. You have already heard about it. You were told about it when the true message was given to you. I’m talking about the good news

Colossians 3:15

Let the peace that Christ gives rule in your hearts. As parts of one body, you were appointed to live in peace. And be thankful.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father loved us. By his grace God gave us comfort that will last forever. The hope he gave us is good. May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father

1 Timothy 1:1

I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am an apostle of Christ Jesus, just as God our Savior commanded. Christ Jesus also commanded it. We have put our hope in him.

Titus 1:2

That belief and understanding lead to the hope of eternal life. Before time began, God promised to give that life. And he does not lie.

Titus 2:13

That’s how we should live as we wait for the blessed hope God has given us. We are waiting for Jesus Christ to appear in his glory. He is our great God and Savior.

Titus 3:7

His grace made us right with God. So now we have received the hope of eternal life as God’s children.

1 Peter 1:21

Because of what Christ has done, you believe in God. It was God who raised him from the dead. And it was God who gave him glory. So your faith and hope are in God.

1 John 3:3

Christ is pure. All who hope to be like him make themselves pure.