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Ephesians 4:1 - Compare All Versions

Ephesians 4:1 NIV (New International Version)

As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.

Ephesians 4:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called

Ephesians 4:1 NLT (New Living Translation)

Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.

Ephesians 4:1 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord,  urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received

Ephesians 4:1 KJV (King James Version)

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called

Ephesians 4:1 NKJV (New King James Version)

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called

Ephesians 4:1-3 MSG (The Message)

In light of all this, here’s what I want you to do. While I’m locked up here, a prisoner for the Master, I want you to get out there and walk—better yet, run!—on the road God called you to travel. I don’t want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don’t want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.

Ephesians 4:1 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called

Ephesians 4:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)

So I, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to you to live a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called [that is, to live a life that exhibits godly character, moral courage, personal integrity, and mature behavior—a life that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation]

Ephesians 4:1 NET (New English Translation)

I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called