Information about the meaning the original Greek of what seem to be key words is provided in blue.
Words highlighted in yellow tell us something about God’s nature or our relationship to Him.
Words highlighted in green tell us about something God wants us to do.
I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace: one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
call you have received
κλῆσις = klēsis
invitation; divine invitation
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
Invitation
καλέω = kaleō
to bid, in the sense of invite; summon; to call out, call forth from; to select; to rouse
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
Summon; call by name
humility= ταπεινοφροσύνη = tapeinophrosyne
the having a humble opinion of one's self; a deep sense of one's (moral) littleness; modesty, humility, lowliness of mind; humiliation of mind
R. Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament
absolute dependence, of having nothing, but receiving all things of God; creaturely dependence
gentleness= πραΰτης = prautēs
Meekness; mildness of disposition, gentleness of spirit;
R. Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament
an inwrought grace of the soul; and the exercises of it are first and chiefly towards God (Matt. 11:29; Jam. 1:21). It is that temper of spirit in which we accept his dealings with us as good, and therefore without disputing or resisting; This meekness, however, being first of all a meekness before God, is also such in the face of men, even of evil men, out of a sense that these, with the insults and injuries which they may inflict, are remitted and employed by Him for the chastening and purifying of his elect.
patience = μακροθυμία = makrothymia
forbearance, longsuffering; endurance, constancy, steadfastness, perseverance; slowness in avenging wrongs; especially as shown in bearing troubles and ills
R. Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament
patience in respect of persons
bearing with = ἀνέχω = anechō
to hold up against a thing; endure; forbearing; to sustain, to bear, to endure; put up with; suffer; listen
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
hold up, lift up; offer prayers, perhaps with uplifted hands; lift up as an offering; hold back, check; hold on, keep doing; practice regularly; cease from; bear up;be content with; suffer; hold on by one another, hang together
Love = ἀγάπη = agape
affection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
the love of husband and wife; brotherly love, charity
striving = σπουδάζω = spoudazō
Diligence, Diligent, diligently; endeavor; to make haste, to be zealous; to exert one's self; to make effort, be prompt or earnest; labour, study
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
to be busy, eager to do a thing; endeavour that; pay serious attention,to be serious or earnest; study
unity = ἑνότης = henotēs
unanimity, agreement
bond = σύνδεσμος = syndesmos
that which binds firmly together; bundle; joint tie, i.e. ligament, (figuratively) uniting principle
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
that which binds together, bond of union, fastening; sinews or ligaments;
Peace = εἰρήνη = eirēnē
harmonious relationships between men; friendliness; the sense of rest and contentment; The corresponding Heb. word shalom primarily signifies "wholeness"; quietness; harmony, concord; security, safety, prosperity, felicity; quietness, rest; way leading to peace, a course of life promoting harmony; a formula of wishing well, blessing, addressed by the Hebrews to departing friends
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
profound peace
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