Chapter 4

Question 1

Ephesians 4:1

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Ephesians 4:2

Answer 2

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

Question 3

Ephesians 4:3

Answer 3

Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Question 4

Ephesians 4:4

Answer 4

There is one body and one Spirit — just as you were called to one hope when you were called —

Question 5

Ephesians 4:5

Answer 5

one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

Question 6

Ephesians 4:6

Answer 6

one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Question 7

Ephesians 4:7

Answer 7

But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.

Question 8

Ephesians 4:8

Answer 8

This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men.”

Question 9

Ephesians 4:9

Answer 9

(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?

Question 10

Ephesians 4:10

Answer 10

He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)

Question 11

Ephesians 4:11

Answer 11

It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

Question 12

Ephesians 4:12

Answer 12

to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up

Question 13

Ephesians 4:13

Answer 13

until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

Question 14

Ephesians 4:14

Answer 14

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.

Question 15

Ephesians 4:15

Answer 15

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.

Question 16

Ephesians 4:16

Answer 16

From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

Question 17

Ephesians 4:17

Answer 17

So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

Question 18

Ephesians 4:18

Answer 18

They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.

Question 19

Ephesians 4:19

Answer 19

Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more.

Question 20

Ephesians 4:20

Answer 20

You, however, did not come to know Christ that way.

Question 21

Ephesians 4:21

Answer 21

Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.

Question 22

Ephesians 4:22

Answer 22

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;

Question 23

Ephesians 4:23

Answer 23

to be made new in the attitude of your minds;

Question 24

Ephesians 4:24

Answer 24

and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Question 25

Ephesians 4:25

Answer 25

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body.

Question 26

Ephesians 4:26

Answer 26

“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,

Question 27

Ephesians 4:27

Answer 27

and do not give the devil a foothold.

Question 28

Ephesians 4:28

Answer 28

He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.

Question 29

Ephesians 4:29

Answer 29

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Question 30

Ephesians 4:30

Answer 30

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Question 31

Ephesians 4:31

Answer 31

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.

Question 32

Ephesians 4:32

Answer 32

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.