Efesus 4:2

4:2 with all humility and gentleness, ¹  with patience, bearing with ²  one another in love,

Efesus 4:1

Live in Unity

4:1 I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, ³  urge you to live ⁴  worthily of the calling with which you have been called, ⁵ 

1 Petrus 5:5

5:5 In the same way, you who are younger, ⁶  be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. ⁷ 

[4:2]  ¹ tn Or “meekness.” The word is often used in Hellenistic Greek of the merciful execution of justice on behalf of those who have no voice by those who are in a position of authority (Matt 11:29; 21:5).

[4:2]  ² tn Or “putting up with”; or “forbearing.”

[4:1]  ³ tn Grk “prisoner in the Lord.”

[4:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “walk.” The verb “walk” in the NT letters refers to the conduct of one’s life, not to physical walking.

[4:1]  ⁵ 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.

[5:5]  ⁶ sn In this context younger and elder are terms that combine two meanings: relative age and an official structure of leadership in the church. As in v. 1, elder here denotes those who exercise spiritual leadership, who for the most part are older in years. Likewise younger means the rest of the community, who for the most part are younger in age, who are urged to accept the authority of their leaders.

[5:5]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Prov 3:34 (cf. Jas 4:6).