Efesus 4:19
Konteks4:19 Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. 1
Efesus 4:1
Konteks4:1 I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, 2 urge you to live 3 worthily of the calling with which you have been called, 4
1 Tesalonika 4:5
Konteks4:5 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God.


[4:19] 1 sn Greediness refers to an increasing desire for more and more. The point is that sinful passions and desires are never satisfied.
[4:1] 2 tn Grk “prisoner in the Lord.”
[4:1] 3 tn Grk “walk.” The verb “walk” in the NT letters refers to the conduct of one’s life, not to physical walking.
[4:1] 4 sn With which you have been called. The calling refers to the Holy Spirit’s prompting that caused them to believe. The author is thus urging his readers to live a life that conforms to their saved status before God.