EPH 4:4 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) There is one body and one spirit, just as you all were called to one hope when you were called.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling,

UST God only has one family of believers and one Holy Spirit, just as he also called all of you to receive the one and only thing that people can hope for, that belongs to you whom God has called.

BLB one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called into one hope of your calling;

AICNT There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;

OEB There is but one body and one Spirit, just as there was but one hope set before you when you received your call.

WEBBE There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET There is one body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling,

LSV one body and one Spirit, according as you were also called in one hope of your calling;

FBV For there's one body, and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope.

TCNT There is one body and one Spirit (just as you were called to one hope at your calling),

T4T All we believers form just one group [MET], and we have only one Holy Spirit. Similarly, you were chosen {God chose you} in order that you all might confidently keep expecting one set of good things from God.

LEB one body and one Spirit (just as also you were called with one hope of your calling),

BBE There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you;

Moff For there is one Body and one Spirit--as you were called for the one hope that belongs to your call--

Wymth There is but one body and but one Spirit, as also when you were called you had one and the same hope held out to you.

ASV There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

DRA One body and one Spirit; as you are called in one hope of your calling.

YLT one body and one Spirit, according as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

Drby [There is] one body and one Spirit, as ye have been also called in one hope of your calling;

RV There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;
(There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye/you_all were called in one hope of your calling; )

SLT One body, and one Spirit, as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

Wbstr There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

KJB-1769 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
(There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye/you_all are called in one hope of your calling; )

KJB-1611 There is one body, and one spirit, euen as yee are called in one hope of your calling.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps One body and one spirite, euen as ye are called in one hope of your calling.
(One body and one spirit, even as ye/you_all are called in one hope of your calling.)

Gnva There is one body, and one Spirit, euen as yee are called in one hope of your vocation.
(There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye/you_all are called in one hope of your vocation. )

Cvdl One body and one sprete, eue as ye are called in one hope of youre callynge.
(One body and one spirit, eve/even as ye/you_all are called in one hope of your(pl) calling.)

TNT beynge one body and one sprete even as ye are called in one hope of youre callynge.
(being one body and one spirit even as ye/you_all are called in one hope of your(pl) calling. )

Wycl O bodi and o spirit, as ye ben clepid in oon hope of youre cleping;
(Oh body and o spirit, as ye/you_all been called in one hope of your(pl) cleping;)

Luth Ein Leib und ein Geist, wie ihr auch berufen seid auf einerlei Hoffnung eurer Berufung.
(A body and a spirit, as/like you(pl)/their/her also appointed are on/in/to no_matter hope yours(pl) vocation/calling.)

ClVg Unum corpus, et unus Spiritus, sicut vocati estis in una spe vocationis vestræ.
(Unum body, and one Spirit, like called you_are in/into/on together with_hope calledonis yours. )

UGNT ἓν σῶμα καὶ ἓν Πνεῦμα, καθὼς καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν μιᾷ ἐλπίδι τῆς κλήσεως ὑμῶν,
(hen sōma kai hen Pneuma, kathōs kai eklaʸthaʸte en mia elpidi taʸs klaʸseōs humōn,)

SBL-GNT ἓν σῶμα καὶ ἓν πνεῦμα, καθὼς καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν μιᾷ ἐλπίδι τῆς κλήσεως ὑμῶν·
(hen sōma kai hen pneuma, kathōs kai eklaʸthaʸte en mia elpidi taʸs klaʸseōs humōn;)

RP-GNT Ἓν σῶμα καὶ ἓν πνεῦμα, καθὼς καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν μιᾷ ἐλπίδι τῆς κλήσεως ὑμῶν·
(Hen sōma kai hen pneuma, kathōs kai eklaʸthaʸte en mia elpidi taʸs klaʸseōs humōn;)

TC-GNT Ἓν σῶμα καὶ ἓν πνεῦμα, καθὼς καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν μιᾷ ἐλπίδι τῆς κλήσεως ὑμῶν·
(Hen sōma kai hen pneuma, kathōs kai eklaʸthaʸte en mia elpidi taʸs klaʸseōs humōn; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:1–16: Believers are united in Christ

In the previous sections, Paul taught the important truths of the Christian faith. In this section, Paul showed how those truths should affect the way we live. He urged the Ephesian Christians to behave in the way that would keep their unity. He explained in detail the basis of this unity. He also explained that Christ gives believers power to do different tasks so that the church may become strong and mature. Mature believers should no longer be influenced by false teaching. Instead, they will proclaim the truth, and the church, with Christ as its head, will grow as it should and become strong.

Here are some other examples for a heading for this section:

Unity of the body of Christ

Christ’s gifts to the church

Live in unity, using God’s gifting to strengthen believers

Paul urges the Ephesians to live a life of unity in Christ

Believers in Christ should live in unity, strengthening each other

4:4–6

In verses 4:4–6, Paul listed some of the things that unite all believers:

they have become one body/group
they have received the same Holy Spirit
they confidently expect to receive the same blessings from God
they have the same Lord
they believe the same truths
they have received the same baptism

Furthermore, there is only one God who is the Father of all people.

Paul used the word “one” six times in 4:4–6 to stress that Christians are united. In your language, it may not be possible to use “one” with things like “faith” and “baptism.” This is especially true if you translate these words as verbs instead of nouns. Think of a natural way to translate these verses so that Paul’s emphasis on unity is clear. For example, you could translate “one Spirit” as:

we all have received the same Spirit

In 4:4, Paul uses the pronoun “you.” But the things he says in 4:4–6 are true not only for the Ephesians, but also for Paul and all believers. Because of this, some translators use “we^(incl)” in these verses.

4:4a

There is one body and one Spirit,

We are all part of one body and we have received the same Spirit.
We are like parts of the same body, and we have the same Holy Spirit dwelling in us.

There is one body: The phrase one body refers to the group of believers called the church. This group of Christians is the body of Christ (1:23). All of us believers are like parts of the same body. So, another way to translate this phrase is a simile. For example:

We are like one body

one Spirit: The phrase one Spirit refers to the Holy Spirit. All believers have the same Holy Spirit living/dwelling in them.

4:4b

just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

In the same way, God called/chose you to hope/expect the same good things/blessings.
In the same manner, we are all hoping for the same things/blessings which God promised us when he called/chose us.

just as you were called to one hope: The clause just as you were called to one hope is a comparison. There is one body and one Spirit just as there is one hope. (See General Comment below for ways to translate this.)

you were called: The phrase you were called is passive. If it would be more natural in your language to use an active clause here, you can say:

just as God called you to one hope

called: As in 4:1c, here are some other ways to translate the verb called:

invited

chosen

See how you translated “calling” in 4:1c and called in 1:18b.

one hope: The Greek word that the BSB translates as hope means “to confidently expect and wait for something that we know will happen.” The meaning of the Greek word that is translated as hope is different from the modern English meaning. In modern English, hope is closer to a “wish.”

In many languages hope is easier to understand if translated as a verb rather than a noun. So you may need to say:

you are hoping for/expecting the same good things/blessings

See how you translated hope in 1:18b and 2:12d.

when you were called: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as when you were called is literally “of your calling” (as in the NRSV). This phrase repeats the phrase “you were called” that is found earlier in 4:4b. So some translations combine these two phrases. For example:

just as there is one hope to which God has called you (GNT)

Here are some other ways to translate 4:4b:

In the same way you were called to share one hope. (GW)

…and God called you to have one hope. (NCV)

In the same way, when God called/chose you, he chose you to hope/expect the same good things/blessings.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

ἓν σῶμα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἕν σῶμα καί ἕν Πνεῦμα καθώς καί ἐκλήθητε ἐν μιᾷ ἐλπίδι τῆς κλήσεως ὑμῶν)

The church is often referred to as the body of Christ.

ἓν Πνεῦμα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἕν σῶμα καί ἕν Πνεῦμα καθώς καί ἐκλήθητε ἐν μιᾷ ἐλπίδι τῆς κλήσεως ὑμῶν)

Alternate translation: [only one Holy Spirit]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐκλήθητε ἐν μιᾷ ἐλπίδι τῆς κλήσεως ὑμῶν

˱you_all˲_˓were˒_called in one hope ˱of˲_the calling ˱of˲_you_all

If your language does not use this passive form, you can state this in active form. Alternate translation: [God called you to have one confident hope in your calling] or [there is one thing that God also chose you to be confident in and expect him to do]

Parallel EPH 4:4

Section 4:1–16: Believers are united in Christ

4:4–6

4:4a

4:4b