Ephesians 4:1

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

Cross References

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless.

Genesis 5:24

Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

Jeremiah 38:20

Jeremiah said, “You shall not be given to them. Obey now the voice of the Lord in what I say to you, and it shall be well with you, and your life shall be spared.

Acts 9:31

So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was built up; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit it was multiplied.

Romans 11:29

For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.

Romans 12:1

I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

1 Corinthians 4:16

I urge you, then, be imitators of me.

2 Corinthians 10:1

I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold to you when I am away! —

2 Corinthians 5:20

So we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 6:1

Working together with him, then, we entreat you not to accept the grace of God in vain.

Galatians 4:12

Brethren, I beseech you, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong;

Ephesians 2:10

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 3:1

For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—

Ephesians 4:17

Now this I affirm and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds;

Ephesians 4:4

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call,

Ephesians 5:2

And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Philippians 1:27

Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,

Philippians 3:14

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1:10

to lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

Colossians 2:6

As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so live in him,

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always remembering you earnestly in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

to lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

2 Thessalonians 1:11

To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his call, and may fulfil every good resolve and work of faith by his power,

2 Timothy 1:9

who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago,

Titus 2:10

nor to pilfer, but to show entire and true fidelity, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

Hebrews 13:21

equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in you that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Hebrews 3:1

Therefore, holy brethren, who share in a heavenly call, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession.

1 Peter 2:11

Beloved, I beseech you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh that wage war against your soul.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not return evil for evil or reviling for reviling; but on the contrary bless, for to this you have been called, that you may obtain a blessing.

1 Peter 5:10

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, and strengthen you.

2 Peter 1:3

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,

2 John 1:5

And now I beg you, lady, not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning, that we love one another.